Question

carbon has 4 electrons. it cannot loose 4 electrons, since very high amount of energy will be required to lose 4 electrons to form C4+. carbon also cannot gain 4 electrons to form C4-ion as six protons cannot hold 10 electrons easily and there will be strong interelectronic repulsion. a) what is the atomic number and electronic configuration of carbon? b) what kind of compounds will be formed by carbon? explain.

Answer 1

a) Atomic no. of Carbon is 6
electronic configuration = 2,4
b) Covalent compounds becaz it can't form C4+ cations or C4- anions thatswhy it share its electrons
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Answer 2

atomic no of carbon is 6 and it's electronic configuration is2 ,4and it form covalent bond by sharing of electron and it form covalent bond