Question

carbon has four electrons in its valence shell. which type of compounds can be formed by carbon atom and why ? give any one example of such compounds?

Answer 1

that carbon typically forms 4 bonds, for example by combing with 4 hydrogen atoms. ... So oxygen forms two bonds. 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

Answer 2

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CARBON HAS TETRAVALENCY ...IT CAN MAKE COMPOUNDS WITH LONG CHAINS...

CARBON FORMS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS...

IT FORMS THE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS BECAUSE IT HAS PROPERTY OF CATENATION...