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Uses for Elements in the Carbon Family

Members of the Carbon Family. CarbonSiliconGermaniumTinLead. What do they have in common?. SOME FAMILY

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Uses for Elements in the Carbon Family

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    1. Uses for Elements in the Carbon Family Some Interesting Facts

    2. Members of the Carbon Family Carbon Silicon Germanium Tin Lead

    3. What do they have in common? SOME FAMILY Some are metals, some are nonmetals, and some are metalloids Lead is poisonous, but carbon is essential to life The all look really different BUT They all have 4 valence electrons. They react in similar ratios with oxygen and other elements. They can form up to 4 bonds more than any other family!!

    4. Carbon Carbon is found in every living creature. Elemental carbon can be black (graphite), or hard and beautiful (diamonds). Building block of fossil fuels (gasoline and oil) Basis of organic chemistry

    5. Silicon Important semi-conductor used in computer chips, solar cells, and transistors. Second most plentiful element in the earths crust. SiO2 is the main ingredient in glass.

    6. Germanium Important for its semiconductor properties. One of few substances that expand when frozen. Can be recovered from refining zinc ores or from the gases of coal combustion.

    7. Lead Extensively used in plumbing. Used to be added to gasoline to prevent engine knocking. Used to block radiation very dense metal Neurotoxin may have contributed to fall of the Roman empire.

    8. Tin Once used to make disposable cans, now cheaper aluminum cans are coated inside with tin. Has been known for centuries and used for its relative non-reactivity.

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