NEETChemistryp Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)
What are the factors that make carbon different from the rest of the members of its group?
Options
- ALarger size, lower electronegativity, lower ionization enthalpy, and availability of d orbitals.
- BSmaller size, higher electronegativity, higher ionization enthalpy, and unavailability of d orbitals.
- CLarger size, higher electronegativity, higher ionization enthalpy, and unavailability of d orbitals.
- DSmaller size, lower electronegativity, lower ionization enthalpy, and availability of d orbitals.
Correct answer
B. Smaller size, higher electronegativity, higher ionization enthalpy, and unavailability of d orbitals.
Step-by-step solution
Carbon differs from the rest of the members of its group due to its smaller size, higher electronegativity, higher ionization enthalpy, and unavailability of d orbitals.