Carbon and silicon belong to group $IV$. The maximum coordination number of carbon in commonly occurring compounds is $4$,whereas that of silicon is $6$. This is due to

  • A
    Large size of silicon
  • B
    More electropositive nature of silicon
  • C
    Availability of low lying $d$-orbitals in silicon
  • D
    Both $(a)$ and $(b)$

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