Carbon and silicon belong to (IV) group. The maximum coordination number of carbon in commonly occur

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Carbon and silicon belong to (IV) group. The maximum coordination number of carbon in commonly occurring compounds is 4 , whereas that of silicon is 6 . This is due to\

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(a) : Carbon has no $d$-orbitals, while silicon contains $d$-orbitals in its valence shell which can be used for bonding purposes.\