Correct any inaccuracies in the following descriptions of Group 14 chemistry: (a) None of the elements in

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Correct any inaccuracies in the following descriptions of Group 14 chemistry:

(a) None of the elements in this group is a metal.

(b) At very high pressures, diamond is a thermodynamically stable phase of carbon.

(c) Both CO2 and CS2 are weak Lewis acids and the hardness increases from CO2 to CS2.

(d) Zeolites are layered materials exclusively composed of aluminosilicates.

(e) The reaction of calcium carbide with water yields ethyne and this product reflects the presence of a highly basic C22− ion in calcium carbide.

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9780198768128

7th Edition

Authors: Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke

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