Question

Carbon forms covalent bonds with other atoms but not
ionic bonds. Why? Explain.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Carbon forms covalent bonds because carbon has an atomic number 6 and have 4 electrons in its octet so it can neither lose nor gain 4 electrons to complete it's octet so it forms covalent bonds by sharing it's 4 electrons and covalent bonds are more stronger than the ionic bonds.

Answer 2

Answer:

carbon form covalent bond but not ionic bod because on the the share of each electron there is some repulsion faced by any atom forming ionic bond and on sharing 4 electrons the repulsion caused is so powerful that can even destroy the atom therefore atoms like carbon and silicon which needs 4 electrons to get stable forms covalent bond and not ionic bond