Question

Name a non-metal having properties similar to carbon.

Answer 1

About Non-metals-

• They are present on the right side of the periodic table.
• Most of them are dull in colour, not shiny, and don't conduct electricity.

Properties of carbon-

• It has 4 valence electrons.
• Graphite is an allotrope of carbon, which is a good conductor of electricity.
• Diamond is an allotrope of carbon that is brittle in nature and the hardest substance on the earth.

Non-metal having properties similar to carbon (C) is Silicon(Si)