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What is the covalency of carbon?

Carbon typically forms covalent bonds with other elements, sharing electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration. Each carbon atom can form up to four covalent bonds, resulting in a covalency of 4.


How many covalency number are possible for sulfur?

Sulfur can exhibit a covalency number of 2, 4, or 6, depending on the molecule it is in. In H2S, sulfur has a covalency of 2, in SO2 it has a covalency of 4, and in SF6 it has a covalency of 6.


What elements have the same number of valence electrons as carbon?

It is silicon that has the same number of valence electrons as carbon. Silicon sits right below carbon on the periodic table.


What are the carbon families with 4 valence electrons?

Carbon (Ca) Silicon (Si) Germanium (Ge) Tin and Lead


What is covalency of nitrogen in N2O5?

wcovalency means the max number of electron an atom can share with others. nitrogen can share 5 but due to the absence of d orbital it can only share 4. therefore the actual covalency in 4.


How can you tell if an atom has the same valence as carbon?

You can tell if an atom has the same valence as carbon by looking at its outermost electron configuration. Carbon has 4 valence electrons, so any atom with 4 electrons in its outer shell, like silicon, would have the same valence as carbon.


Si is the chemical symbol for which chemical element?

'Si' is the chemical symbol for the element 'Silicon'. Found in the Periodic Table in Group '4', immediately below carbon.


What is the moleclar shape of SiBr4?

Tetrahedral, just like methane. The 'Si' (Silicon) is immediately below Carbon in Group 4. So it behaves very similarly to carbon . Silicon , like carbon has four outer most electrons in its outer energy shell , so it will make four bonds. One each to each of the Bromines (Br). Silicon like carbon has the ability to catenate, that is form chains by bonding to itself. This feature is not as strong in silicon. The crystalline structure of sand ( silicon dioxide) is such that silicon bonds to itself and to oxygen.


What element has the same electrons as silicon?

The element with chemical properties most like silicon is germanium. As an example, both are used in semiconductors.


What is common about silicon and carbon?

They both have same number of electrons, i.e. 4 in their valence shell.


What can silicon react with?

Almost anything except noble gasses, it has a valance of 4, the same as carbon.


Silicon group number?

Silicon belongs to Group 14 in the periodic table, also known as the Carbon Group. It has 4 valence electrons.