📝 Multiple Choice Question
General-science
Which metalloid in the carbon group is chemically similar to its group neighbours tin and silicon?
A
lead
B
nickel
C
manganese
D
Germanium
Explanation
Germanium is a Group 14 metalloid that chemically resembles both silicon (directly above it) and tin (directly below it). Historically, Dmitri Mendeleev perfectly predicted its exact properties in 1869, calling it 'eka-silicon' fifteen years before its actual laboratory discovery.
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