Answer to Question #272089 in Organic Chemistry for zahra

Question

Why in group 14 of the periodic table there is a large conductivity difference compared to the other groups

Answer 1

Group 14 is the carbon family. The five members are carbon, silicon, germanium, tin, and lead. All of these elements have four electrons in their outermost energy level. Of the Group 14 elements, only carbon and silicon form bonds as nonmetals (sharing electrons covalently).