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Why carbon is not a good conductor and how its structure is different from germanium and silkon?
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What other elements is similar to the Lewis dot structure of silicon?
carbon, germanium, tin, lead
Is Carbon Dioxide a conductor?
yes it is a conductor
What nonmetal in the same group as lead?
Carbon, Silicon (a metalloid), Germanium (a metalloid),
Do diamonds conduct electricity?
they don't conduct electricity: they have no free electrons. graphite, however, made of the same stuff as diamond (carbon) has a different structure, which means that it does have free electrons, and a lot of them. Therefore graphite is a good conductor of electricity.
What is in the carbon family in the fourth period?
Germanium. This is in the same column as Carbon, and the 4th row of the periodic table.
What element is the second best conductor of electricity?
Carbon nanotubes or graphene
What other elements is similar to the Lewis dot structure of silicon?
carbon, germanium, tin, lead
What family does element germanium belong to?
Germanium is the 3rd member of carbon family.
What 2 molecules contain germanium?
Many simple organic compounds can have germanium substituted for some or all of the carbon. This gives many thousands of different molecules.
Element used to make semi-conductor?
One element of carbon family as Silicon or Germanium and one element from Boron family as gallium or Indium or one element from Nitrogen family as Arsenic.
What family is germanium in?
The Carbon Family
What group does germanium belong in?
Germanium is in group 14 which in increasing atomic number are carbon, silicon, germanium, tin and lead
Is carbon conductor or insulator?
is carbon a conductor or insulator
Is carbon or tin a better conductor?
This depends on the structure of carbon. In the metastable diamond structure, carbon is an insulator. In a stable graphite structure carbon is known as a 'zero band gap' conductor meaning it will conduct electrons with a small input of energy. A carbon nanotube is one of the best known conductors of electricity because of overlapping 'p orbitals'. Tin is a better conductor of electrons compared to carbon ( generally, unless you are talking about carbon nanotubes). This is due to the band theory of solids. The low energy orbitals of carbon do not 'split' and overlap at large distances. The higher energy orbitals of tin do 'split' and overlap at larger distances allowing for electronic conduction.
What family does germanium belong to?
Carbon family.
What can you predict about carbon and silicon once you know they are in the same group in the periodic table?
Carbon and silicon, of course, Germanium all are in the fourth group. This emphasises that they are tetra valent. They form crystalline structure with covalent bond.
What are all the elements in the carbon group?
Carbon, silicon, germanium, tin, lead.
