The general trend in the properties of elements of carbon family shows that with increase in atomic number

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Here statement B is correct as with increase in atomic number down the group the tendency to show +2 oxidation state increases due to inert pair effect. In carbon family, the tendency towards catenation decreases on moving down the group, because the strength of M - M bond decreases. Metallic character always increases on moving down the group. Carbon is strictly non-metallic; silicon is essentially a non-metal in its chemical property; germanium is a semimetal with pronounced metallic properties; tin and lead are