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, Nature of Oxides of Group 14 Elements & Hydrolysis of Group 14 Compounds etc.

Important Questions on Group 14 Elements: The Carbon Family

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Most of the world's carbon is found

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Explain why the covalent radii of group 14 elements are smaller than those of the elements of group 13.

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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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The melting points of group 14 elements are _____ than those of group 13 elements.

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Describe the melting points of carbon family.

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Consider the following oxides: GeO, CO2, CO, GeO2, SiO2, SnO2, SnO, Which of the following option is correct?

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What happens when CCl4 is hydrolyzed?

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

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Select the members of group-14 that is commonly found in +2 oxidation state.

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Select the members of group-14 that forms the most acidic dioxide.

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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.