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Chemistry · Ch 11 — The p-Block Elements

Physical Properties

11.5.5

Physical Properties

Physical Properties of Group 14

All five Group 14 elements are solids at room temperature. Carbon and silicon behave as non-metals, germanium is a metalloid, and tin and lead are soft, low-melting metals. Melting and boiling points across Group 14 are markedly higher than for the corresponding Group 13 elements — a reflection of the strong, directional covalent bonding these elements can form.

Table 11.3 — Atomic and Physical Properties of Group 14 Elements (a = tetravalent state, b = 6-coordination, c = Pauling scale, d = 293 K, e = diamond; graphite density = 2.22, f = beta-form)

PropertyCSiGeSnPb
Atomic number614325082
Atomic mass (g/mol)12.0128.0972.60118.71207.2
Configuration[He]2s2 2p2[Ne]3s2 3p2[Ar]3d10 4s2 4p2[Kr]4d10 5s2 5p2[Xe]4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2
Covalent radius/pm (a)77118122140146
Ionic radius M4+/pm (b)–40536978
Ionic radius M2+/pm (b)––73118119
ΔiH1\Delta_iH_1 (kJ/mol)1086786761708715
ΔiH2\Delta_iH_2 (kJ/mol)23521577153714111450
ΔiH3\Delta_iH_3 (kJ/mol)46203228330029423081
ΔiH4\Delta_iH_4 (kJ/mol)62204354440939294082
Electronegativity (c)2.51.81.81.81.9
Density (g/cm3, d)3.51(e)2.345.327.26(f)11.34
Melting point/K437316931218505600
Boiling point/K–3550312328962024
Table 11.3Atomic and Physical Properties of Group 14 Elements. Footnotes: a = for M(IV) oxidation state, b = 6-coordination, c = Pauling scale, d = 293 K, e = for diamond (density for graphite is 2.22), f = beta-form (stable at room temperature).
PropertyCarbon (C)Silicon (Si)Germanium (Ge)Tin (Sn)Lead (Pb)
Atomic Number614325082
Atomic mass (g mol-1)12.0128.0972.60118.71207.2
Electronic configuration[He]2s2 2p2[Ne]3s2 3p2[Ar]3d10 4s2 4p2[Kr]4d10 5s2 5p2[Xe]4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2
Covalent radius/pm (a)77118122140146
Ionic radius M4+/pm (b)-40536978
Ionic radius M2+/pm (b)--73118119
Ionization enthalpy ΔiH1 (kJ mol-1)1086786761708715
Ionization enthalpy ΔiH2 (kJ mol-1)23521577153714111450
Ionization enthalpy ΔiH3 (kJ mol-1)46203228330029423081
Ionization enthalpy ΔiH4 (kJ mol-1)62204354440939294082
Electronegativity (c)2.51.81.81.81.9
Density/g cm-3 (d)3.51 (e)2.345.327.26 (f)11.34