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Silicon and bromine would combine to form a compound with which formula?
ASiBr3
BSiBr4
CSiBr2
DSi2Br
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. SiBr4
Silicon in group 14 has valence 4 and bromine valence 1, so four bromine atoms bond to one silicon.
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