Question

Carbon forms four covalent
bonds by sharing its four
valence electrons with four
univalent atoms, e.g. hydrogen.
After the formation of four
bonds, carbon attains the
electronic configuration of
(a) helium
(b) neon
(c) argon
(d) krypton​

Answer 1

Answer:

● Carbon forms four covalent bonds by sharing its four valence electrons with four univalent atoms, e.g. hydrogen. After the formation of four bonds, carbon attains the electronic configuration of Neon.

● Because carbon has already 6 electrons and then 4 electrons will come from the univalent atoms which they shared with carbon in covalent bond formation.So total electron will become 10 with carbon which are same as with Neon.