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Is carbon always tetravalent? |
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Answer» As in all its compounds and its elemental FORMS, carbon is tetravalent, which MEANS that it always forms four bonds. Carbon has a total of six ELECTRONS, two of which are in a filled (1s) quantum shell, and four valence electrons; it is these valence electrons that can take part in BONDING. |
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