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Carbon and silicon belong to group `IV`. The maximum coordination number of carbon in commonly occuring compounds is four whereas that of silicon is six. This is due to

A

larger size of silicon

B

Availability of `d`-orbitals in silicon

C

Silicon being vulnearable to attack by nucleophilic reagents

D

More electropositve nature of silicon

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The correct Answer is:
B
Available of vacant 'd' orbital in silicon.
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