FSc Chemistry Book2, CH 3, LEC 12 Introduction to Group IVA Elements

This video lecture from Group IIIA and Group IVA Elements (F.Sc. second year Chemistry) covers an introduction to group IVA elements. This group has a large variation in its properties. Carbon and silicon are non metals, germanium is a metalloid while other two members, tin and lead are metals. Tin and lead show inert pair effect while others don’t. Catenation or self linkage is a unique feature of carbon only while silicon gives Si-O linkages. Find more e-learning material and educational video lectures in Urdu at maktab.pk. These videos are free to use for promotional and commercial purpose by keeping the credits to Maktab.