Which of the following property is not a similarity between Boron and silicon?

Non-metals metals

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used as semiconductors

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formation of covalent hydrides

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D None of the above
Boron of grojup 13 and silicon of group 14 share a diagonal relationship and have many similarties. Both boron and silicon are non-metals, used as a semiconductors and they also form covalent hydrides, therefore, option (d) is correct.

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