carbon group

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Noun[edit]

carbon group (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) The vertical group of the periodic table containing carbon, silicon, germanium, tin and lead; the elements have a valence of 4, and show the typical gradation from nonmetal to metal

Usage notes[edit]

  • Group 4 (old style); group 14 (new style)

Synonyms[edit]

Translations[edit]