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Which of the following group 14 elements is a metal?(a) Stannum(b) Carbon(c) Germanium(d) SiliconThis question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.The origin of the question is p-Block Elements topic in chapter p-Block Elements of Chemistry – Class 11

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The CORRECT CHOICE is (a) Stannum

Explanation: There are mainly five ELEMENTS in CARBON family; carbon, silicon, germanium, stannum and plumbum. The carbon and silicon are non-metals, germanium is a metalloid whereas stannum, plumbum are metals.



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