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Silicon (Group 4) forms single covalent bonds with 4 Chlorine (Group 7) to become Silicon Tetrachloride (SiCl4). As well as the simple molecule silicon can form compounds containg Si chains such as Si3Cl8. silicon chlorides with chain lengths up to 6 are known. In this respect silicon is behving a little like carbon in forming chains.

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