Question

what is the ionic charge for C, Si, Ge, Sn and Pb?...I'm confuse

Answer 1

an atom of carbon has 4 electrons in its outermost shell
so ionic charge is 4+ or 4-

Answer 2

Si is in same group as carbon so its also 4+ or 4-
- i think these elements are all in same group ( group IV)

Answer 3

check the periodic table

Answer 4

yup - all have same ionic charge

Answer 5

but isn't pb is 2+?

Answer 6

oh - well my chemistry is a bit rusty - long time ago - i'm sure about C, SI and Ge being 4 though
ill check it out

Answer 7

ok ionic charge of lead is 2+ or 4+ - of course its not negative

Answer 8

Sn is also 2+ or 4+

Pb is usually +2
whereas Sn is usually 4+

Answer 9

germanium 4+

Answer 10

can one atom has 2 charge?

Answer 11

C and Si both 4+ or 4-

Answer 12

it depends on the compound it is in

e.g. you can have SnCl2 and SnCl4

Answer 13

Sn has charge 2+ in first compound and 4+ in the second

Answer 14

carbon compounds with charges are very rare - carbon usually forms covalent bonds
where electrons are shared

Answer 15

ok?

Answer 16

oh i see
thx a lot

Answer 17

The ionic charge of the element in question depends on it's oxidation state in the molecule it is part of. Since these elements are generally nonmetallic, they mostly form covalent bonds rather than ionic ones. However, if they do form ionic bonds the charges can vary from 2+ to 4+. Sn has 2 oxidation states, 2+ and 4+ depending on the molecule and Pb usually exists as 2+ The latter 2 act more as metals than nonmetals

Answer 18

The solution is that they are all group 4 elements and are not completely metals or Non-metals. Hence they form Covalent bonds and hence they dont have ionic charges. but as the group decreases, ionic nature increase. so Pb and Sn have +2 and +4 states...