Carbon Family
Carbon is the first member of group 14 or IVA of the periodic table. It consists of five elements carbon (C), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn) and lead (Pb). Carbon and silicon are nonmetals, germanium is metalloid and tin and lead are metals.
Electronic configuration
| Elements | Electronic configuration (ns2 np2) |
| 6C | 1s2, 2s2, 2p2 or [He]2s2 2p2 |
| 14Si | 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2 3p2 or [Ne]3s2 3p2 |
| 32Ge | 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2 3p6 3d10, 4s2 4p2 or [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p2 |
| 50Sn | 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2 3p6 3d10, 4s2 4p6 4d10, 5s2 5p2 or [Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2 |
| 82Pb | 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2 3p6 3d10, 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14, 5s2 5p6 5d10, 6s2 6p2 or [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2 |
