Carbon and silicon belong to (IV) group.The maximum coordination number

Carbon and silicon belong to (IV) group. The maximum coordination number of carbon in commonly occurring compounds is 4, whereas that of silicon is 6.This is due to

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(a) availability of low lying d-orbitals in silicon
(b) large size of silicon
(c) more electropositive nature of silicon
(d) both (b) and (C)

Correct Answer:

availability of low lying d-orbitals in silicon

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