carbon has four electrons in its valence shell which type of compounds can be formed by carbon atoms and why ?give any one example of such compound.
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bonds it likes to form, as it forms molecules. valence of an atom is thenumber of bonds that it most commonly forms. that carbon typically forms 4 bonds, for example by combing with 4 hydrogen atoms. ... So oxygen forms two bonds.
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Carbon and its compounds form covalent bonds which are formed by sharing of electrons among same or different molecules.
Methane: Carbon has four un-shared electrons in its valence shell. To complete its octet, carbon needs four more electrons. This is donated by four other hydrogen atoms, forming four covalent bonds.
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Methane gas explosions are responsible for many deadly mining disasters. ... The spark produced is fully able to ignite flammable vapours, for example, petrol, ether fumes as well as methane gas. However, the coal deposits also contained significant amounts of methane gas.
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