The standard entropies at 298 K for certain of the group 4A elements are as follows: C(s,

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The standard entropies at 298 K for certain of the group 4A elements are as follows: C(s, diamond) = 2.43 J/mol-K, Si(s) = 18.81 J/mol - K, Ge(s) = 31.09 J/mol-K, and Sn(s) = 51.818 J/mol - K. All but Sn have the diamond structure. How do you account for the trend in the S° values?
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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