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carbon group

carbon group noun: 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.

Noun

carbon group

  1. 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.

Questions about carbon group

What does carbon group mean?
Carbon group means 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.
What part of speech is carbon group?
Carbon group is a noun.

Words near carbon group in the dictionary

  1. carbon fibres
  2. carbon fixation
  3. carbon fixations
  4. carbon footprint
  5. carbon footprints
  6. carbon group
  7. carbon inset
  8. carbon insets
  9. carbon insetting
  10. carbon leakage
  11. carbon leakages

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