Carbon is the first member of group 14 or IVA of the periodic table. It consists of five elements carbon (C), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn) and lead (Pb). Carbon and silicon are nonmetals, germanium is metalloid and tin and lead are metals.
Electronic configuration :
| Elements |
Electronic configuration ( ns2np2
) |
6C |
[ He ]2S2 2P2 |
14Si |
[ Ne ] 2S2 3P2 |
32Ge |
[ Ar ] 3d10 4S2 4P2 |
50Sn |
[ Kr ] 4d10 5S2 5P2 |
82Pb |
[ Xe ] 4f14 5d10 6S2 6P2 |
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