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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

An inorganic compound \((A)\) made of two most occurring elements in the Earth's crust and used in building construction, when made to react with carbon, forms a poisonous gas \((B)\) which is most stable diatomic molecule, compound \((A)\) and \((B)\) are

  1. A \(\mathrm{SiO}_2, \mathrm{CO}_2\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{SiO}_2, \mathrm{CO}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{SiO}_2, \mathrm{~N}_2\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{CaO}, \mathrm{CO}_2\)
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(B) \(\mathrm{SiO}_2, \mathrm{CO}\)

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Silicon ( \(\mathrm{Si}\) ) and oxygen \((\mathrm{O})\) both are present in Earth's crust and used in construction (in the form of \(\mathrm{SiO}_2\) ). \(\mathrm{SiO}_2(A)\) i.e. silicon dioxide is used in the building construction to produce concrete. In its crystalline form…