Define what is meant by the term isotopes.
Complete the table that shows information about carbon atoms and silicon atoms.
Name the type of bond that is found between silicon atoms in silicon.
Suggest two physical properties of silicon, and explain them using your knowledge of structure and bonding.
Explain how this carbon monoxide comes to be formed.
State why carbon monoxide should not be breathed in.
Name the type of structure that each of the following compounds has: carbon dioxide; silicon(IV) oxide.
Use your understanding of structure and bonding to explain why carbon dioxide is a gas at room temperature and pressure, whereas silicon(IV) oxide is a solid.
Write a chemical equation for the reaction of silicon(IV) oxide with aqueous sodium hydroxide.