Given below are two statements : Statement I : The electronegativity of group 14 elements from Si to Pb gradually decreases. Statement II : Group 14 contains non-metallic, metallic, as well as metalloid elements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate from the options given below :

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Gr - 14 EN C 2 . 5 Si 1 . 8 Ge 1 . 8 Sn 1 . 8 Pb 1 . 9 The electronegativity values for elements from Si to Pb are almost same. So Statement I is false. Among them, Carbon and silicon are non-metals. Germanium is metalloid in nature Tin and lead are metal. Reason for different metallic characteristics The metallic character increases down the group from carbon to lead as nonmetal to metal. The metallic character increases because the atomic size increases from Carbon to Lead. As size increases, the ionization poten