Boron have 5 protons and only 4 electrons, which means that it has a positive charge.
(The charge is +1)
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In my opinion, the correct answer among the choices above is option B. AN atom having four electrons in its valence shell is capable of single, double, or triple covalent bonds. This is because 4 electrons of the atom can be shared with other atoms.
Based on the above descriptions provided for silicon, I'm assuming that you want to know what silicon is categorized as, in the periodic table, since it posses some properties of metals and nonmetals it would be classified as a mettaloid or a semi metal.