11. p-BLOCK ELEMENTS - GROUP 14

( CARBON FAMILY)

11.1 General introduction - Electronic configuration, Atomic

    radii, Ionization enthalpy, Electro negativity; Physical &

    Chemical properties.

11.2 Important trends and anomalous properties of carbon.

11.3 Allotropes of carbon.

11.4 Uses of carbon.

11.5 Some important compounds of carbon and silicon –

    carbonmonoxide, carbon dioxide,Silica, silicones, silicates

    and zeolites.