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Name two elements of carbon family which have nearly same catenation tendency.

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Ge and Sn.
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Silicon is the second most abundant element (~27.2%) in the earth's after oxygen (45.5 %) Carbon. Silicon, germanium, tin and lead constitute the group 14 of the periodic table. Chemistry of silicon is distinctly different from that of carbon. For example, under standard conditions CO_(2) is a gas whereas SiO_(2) is a covalent solid. Group 14 elements have tendency to catenate. The first three members C, Si and Ge show significant catenation. Arrange these elements in decreasing order of their catenation tendency.