Talk:Group 4 element

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Contents 1 Color in table 2 group 4 elements 3 Metals or nonmetals? 4 What charge do the ions have?

[edit] Color in table

Color in table is incorrect; I don't know how to change it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.63.126.172 (talk • contribs) .

Seems fine to me now. —Keenan Pepper 04:17, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] group 4 elements

Why do some elements in group 4 lose electrons to form compounds and some gain 4? How is that determined and is it consistent? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 130.13.150.16 (talk • contribs) .

You must be talking about the carbon group. The "Group 4" this article talks about has only metals, which never gain electrons in stable compounds. —Keenan Pepper 04:17, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Metals or nonmetals?

In group 4 some elements behave as nonmetals and metals, why? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.161.41.132 (talk • contribs) .

You must be talking about the carbon group. The "Group 4" this article talks about has only metals. —Keenan Pepper 04:17, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What charge do the ions have?

What charge do the ions have? p07gbar 18/11/07

These elements don't exist as simple aqueous ions. But they will generally have an oxidation state of +4 in compounds.--feline1 (talk) 12:49, 18 November 2007 (UTC)