Silicon lies just below carbon in Group 4A(14) and also forms four covalent bonds. Why aren’t there as many silicon compounds as carbon compounds?

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Q: Why does silicon exhibit less diversity of compounds than carbon does?

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Q: Give the structure and name the functional groups, which include an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom.

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