The Chemistry of Group 14

SILICON
CH 3 CH 3 CH 3 O
H3C Si O O Si O O Si O O Si O
CH 3 CH 3 O O
(I) (II) (III) (IV)
SILICATE
O 4- 2n-

Si
O O n
O

Si
O
Si O
O
O Si
Si
Si
SiO 2
 335 pm

(a) (b) A fullerene allotrope of C60

The network carbon atoms in diamond (a), and graphite (b)

The skeletal Structure

of an icosahedron, B12
 The skeletal Structure
of an icosahedron, B12

A fullerene allotrope of C60