Question

. Carbon, Group (14) element in the Periodic Table, is known to form compounds with many
elements.
Write an example of a compound formed with (a) chlorine (Group 17 of Periodic Table)
(b) oxygen (Group 16 of Periodic Table)

Answer 1

(a)CCl4
(b) CO2
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Answer 2

Hey..

Carbon belongs to 14th group or 4A group.

So, it's valency will be 4

it can exhibit the following oxidation states..
+2 and +4

Carbon forms two types of oxides
1)Carbon monoxide(CO)
2)Carbon dioxide(CO2)

Carbon forms two types of halides.
1)Carbon dichloride(CCl2)
2) Carbon tetrachloride(CCl4)

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