Group 14 Elements: The Carbon Family

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Group 14 Elements: The Carbon Family: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Group 14: Carbon Family, Occurrence of Group 14 Elements, Atomic Properties of Group 14 Elements, Electronic Configuration of Group 14 Elements, Atomic and Ionic Radii Group 14 Elements, etc.

Important Questions on Group 14 Elements: The Carbon Family

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Write the variation in the covalent radius of the elements of group 14.

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Which of the following Group 14 elements has the highest atomic radius?

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Explain the variation in atomic radii of group 14 elements.

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Which among the following properties of Group 14 elements increases with increasing atomic number?

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In the periodic table, element R belongs to the 14th group and the third period. Arrange the elements below 'R' in increasing atomic size order.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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What is the general valence shell electronic configuration of group 14 elements?

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SnO2 is _____ in nature. (Acidic/amphoteric)

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An allotrope of carbon which exhibits only two types of C-C bond distance of 143.5 pm and 138.3 pm, is

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The stability of dihalides of Si, Ge, Sn and Pb follows the sequence

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Compare covalent radius of 14 group elements with 13 group elements.

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The covalent radii of group 14 elements are _____ than those of the elements of group 13.

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Compare the covalent radius among group 14 elements.

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The boiling points of the boron family elements are _____ than carbon family elements.

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Write the correct order of the boiling points of the group 14 elements.

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The boiling points of group14 elements are higher than the group13 elements.

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Which of the following has lowest boiling point?

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Why the boiling points of group14 elements are higher than the group13 elements ?

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Which of the following is the chemical property of carbon compounds?