Question

Question #2583e

Answer 1

Carbon

Explanation:

Carbon and silicon are in the same group in the modern periodic table which is the `14^(th)` group.

In carbon there are two shells as its electronic configuration is 2,4 or `1s^2 2s^2 2p^2` whereas in silicon there are three shells as its electronic configuration is 2,8,4 or `1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^2.`

Thus, size of carbon is smaller than size of silicon.

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