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Which one of the following compounds is known as silanes?

  1. Silicon hydrides

  2. Silicon halides

  3. Silicon hydroxides

  4. Silicon oxides
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Explanation

Silanes are the silicon analogs of alkanes, which are hydrides of silicon with the general formula Si_nH_{2n+2}.

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