Better understanding the bonds between carbon group elements
Friday, June 2, 2023 - 13:08
in Physics & Chemistry
The bonds between clusters of elements in the fourteenth group of the periodic table are known to be fickle. Ranging from the nonmetal carbon, to the metalloids silicon and germanium, to the metals tin and lead, all these elements share the same configuration of valence electrons—electrons in their atoms' outermost energy level.