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Do Boron and silicon react with electropositive metals?(a) Yes(b) No(c) Maybe(d) May not beI got this question during an internship interview.Question is taken from p-Block Elements topic in portion p-Block Elements of Chemistry – Class 11

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Correct option is (a) Yes

To explain I would say: Both BORON and silicon FORM covalent HYDRIDES like boranes and silanes respectively. They do react with electropositive METALS and give binary compounds, which yield a mixture of boranes and silanes on HYDROLYSIS.



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