(i) Equimolar mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide - water gas and the mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen - producer gas are important industrial fuels.
(ii) Carbon monoxide is a good reducing agent and can reduce many metal oxides to metals.
(iii) Carbon monoxide is an important ligand and forms carbonyl compound with transition metals.

(i) Graphene is an allotropic form of carbon.
(ii) It has a single planar sheet of sp² hybridised carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice.

(i) Carbon nanotubes, have graphite like tubes with fullerene ends.
(ii)  Along the axis, these nanotubes are stronger than steel and conduct electricity.
(iii) These have many applications in nanoscale electronics, catalysis, polymers and medicine.

Generally on descending a group the ionisation energy decreases and hence the metallic character increases.

(i) Silicones are used for low temperature lubrication and in vacuum pumps, high temperature oil baths etc.
(ii) They are used for making water proofing clothes.
(iii) They are used as insulting material in electrical motor and other appliances.
(iv) They are mixed with paints and enamels to make them resistant towards high temperature, sunlight, dampness and chemicals.

(a) B(OH)₃ + NH₃\(\overset { \Delta }{ \longrightarrow } \) BN + 3H₂O
                                (Boron nitride)
(b) Na₂B₄O₇ + H₂SO₄ + 5H₂O \(\longrightarrow \) 4H₃BO₃ + Na₂SO₄
                                                           (Boric acid)
(c) B₂H₆ + 2NaOH + 2H₂O \(\longrightarrow \)2NaBO₂ + 6H₂
                                              (Sodium metaborate)
(d) B₂H₆ + 6CH₃OH  \(\longrightarrow \)2B(OCH₃)₃ + 6H₂O
                                              (Trimethyl borate)
(e) 4BF₃ + 3H₂O \(\longrightarrow \) H₃BO₃ + 3H⁺ + 3[BF₄]^-
                                      (Boric acid)
(f) HCOOH + H₂SO₄ \(\longrightarrow \)CO + H₂SO₄. H₂O
                                        (Carbon monoxide)   
(g) 2SiCl₄ + NH₃ \(\overset { 330K }{ \underset { ether }{ \longrightarrow } } \)Cl₃Si- NH - SiCl₃ + 2HCl
                                        (Chlorosilazane)
(h) SiCl₄ + 4C₂H₅OH\(\longrightarrow \)Si(OC₂H₅)₄ + 4HCI
                                        (Tetraethoxysilane)
(i) 2B + 6NaOH\(\longrightarrow \) 2Na₃BO₃ + 3H₂
(j) H₂B₄O₇ \(\xrightarrow[]{Redhot}\) 2B₂O₃ + H₂O

(i) Icosogens → B, Al, Ga, In, Tl
(ii) Tetragens → C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb
(iii) Pnictogens → N, P, As, Sb, Bi
(iv) Chalcogens → O, S, Se, Te, Po

Diborane adds on to alkenes and alkynes in ether solvent at room temperature. This reaction is called hydroboration.
\({ B }_{ 2 }{ H }_{ 6 }+6RCH=CHR\longrightarrow 2B(RCH_2-{ CH }R)_{ 3 }B\)

(i) In diborane two BH₂ units are linked by two bridged hydrogens.
(ii) It has eight B-H bonds.
(iii) Diborane has only 12 valance electrons.
(iv) The four terminal B-H- bonds is "2c - 2e" bond (two centre - two electron bond.)
(v) Two three centred B - H - B bonds two electrons each. "(3c - 2e)"
(vi) In diborane, the boron is "sp³" hybridised
(vii) Three of the four "sp³" hydridised orbitals contains single electron and the fourth orbital is empty.