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C and Si belong to group 14. The maximum...

C and Si belong to group 14. The maximum coordination number of carbon in commonly occurring compounds in 4, whereas that of silicon is 6. This is due to :

A

Large size of silicon

B

Availability of vacant d-orbitals in silicon

C

More electropositive nature of silicon

D

Silicon being vulnerable to attack by nucleophilic reagents

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