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Why carbon does not form cation and anion? |
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Answer» Why do you think that i have copied this answer. No element is a cation or an anion. That includes carbon. Some may become ions through chemical reactions. Those most likely to become cations are on the left side of the Periodic Table because they have just one or two valence electrons with a low ionization potential. Carbon is a tetravalent atom. It has to lose or gain four electrons to attain stability. But it is very difficult to lose or gain electrons as it requires a large amount of energy.So, the element carbon shares electrons to achieve stability. As cations and anions are formed only when an atom loses or gains electrons, so carbon doesn\'t form any type of ions It takes a lot of energy..to form -4 cation..plus its highly unstable bcz it shares electron |
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