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Which is the largest atom in Group 14?


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Group 14:

  1. The members of Group 14 are Carbon (C), Silicon (Si), Germanium (Ge), Tin (Sn), and Lead (Pb).
  2. This group is known as The Carbon family.

Largest Group 14 atom:

  1. Lead is a soft metal with an electronic configuration Xe4f145d6s26p2.
  2. The largest element of Group 14 is Lead (Pb) because it has atomic mass (207.2gmol-1) as compared to the other elements of this group.
  3. The covalent radius of Lead (146pm) is also larger due to the presence of completely filled d and f orbital in this member.
  4. It has a higher density of 11.34gcm-3 with an ionic radius of 78pm.

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