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This is due to the fact that Si have empty 3d orbitals, hence it can form two additional bonds than allowed by octet rule.
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Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
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Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 22 - Chemistry of the Nonmetals - Exercises - Page 991: 22.16b
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