Question

carbon forms covallent bonds with other atoms but 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 forms covalent bonds with other atoms because :

1. Carbon is a non metal and two non metals reacts by forming a covalent bond

2. Since it has 4 e- on its outermost shell [like Silicon (Si)], so it can only share e- neither gain nor lose electrons

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