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nelaaney

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The most difficult species to reduce and the poorest oxidizing agent is ________.
 
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Explain why silicon does not form any allotropes with structures analogous to that of graphite or buckminsterfulleren es, even though it is in the same group as carbon.
 
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Reply #1 on: Aug 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

lithium ion; Li+

Answer to Question 2

Silicon is large enough to prevent efficient sideways-overlap of p orbitals required for -bond formation.


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Reply #2 on: Aug 27, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Great! Please up vote :D


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