Answer: The same number of dots would appear in the diagram for carbon.
Step-by-step explanation:
Electron dot structure are structure in which dots are used to represent the number of valence electrons of an element in compound. These electrons dots are placed around the chemical symbol of that element.
In electron dot structure of silicon, there are four dots present around the symbol 'Si' because their are four valence electrons present in the valence shell of the silicon atom.
Also in electron dot structure of carbon, there are four dots present around the symbol 'C' because their are four valence electrons present in the valence shell of the carbon atom.
So, the number of dots would appear in the diagram for carbon will be same.