JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

Silicon has 4 electrons in its outermost orbit. In forming a bond, it:

Answer: (C)

Solution

Silicon's 4 valence electrons combined with its relatively high ionization energy make it energetically unfavorable to fully lose or gain

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Question ID VK-133708