Based on their locations in the periodic table, would you expect carbon and silicon to have similar properties?

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highschoolmom2010 · Answer

yes  because they are in the same column, and elements in the same column share similar chemical properties.  


would that be acceptable?

australopithecus · Answer

Somewhat, there are differences between them such as size and electronegativity which modulate elements properties http://www.tutorvista.com/chemistry/trends-in-the-periodic-table

anonymous · Answer

Also they both form tetrahedral crystals. Like Austra said, there are different between them.

highschoolmom2010 · Answer

i dont really understand tetrahedral crystals......

australopithecus · Answer

They share somewhat different bonding capabilities, silicon can violate the octet rule, carbon normally cannot (Methanium)

australopithecus · Answer

https://www.boundless.com/chemistry/basic-concepts-of-chemical-bonding/exceptions-to-the-octet-rule/the-expanded-octet/

anonymous · Answer

I actually forgot this since It's been a long time, and I may be wrong but I believe that tetrahedral crystals (crystal field theory) a certain model that describes the breaking of degeneracies which is the process of degenerating, "decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally" but there's a lot more.