Multiple choice

The nature of bonds in the compounds of carbon and silicon is mostly

  1. covalent

  2. coordinate

  3. electrovalent

  4. metallic
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Explanation

Carbon and silicon are both in Group 14 and typically form bonds by sharing electrons rather than transferring them. This sharing of electrons results in the formation of covalent bonds.

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