Question

Carbon is a)monovalent b) divalent c) trivalent d) tetravalent​

Answer 1

Carbon is tetravalent.

Among the given options, option (d) tetravalent is correct.

Explanation for correct option (d) :

Carbon is tetravalent in nature because it has four electrons in its valency shell.

Hence, option (d) tetravalent is correct.

Explanation for incorrect options :

All three options, a) monovalent, b) divalent c) trivalent, are incorrect because carbon shows tetravalency.

Mono means one, Di means two and tri means three.

Hence, options a) monovalent b) divalent c) trivalent are incorrect.

Some more information:

• Carbon has 4 electrons in the valency shell and tends to form 4 covalent bonds, resulting in covalent compounds like methane, ethane, and acetic acid. These compounds are called organic compounds.
• Carbon forms a covalent bond with other C - atoms and some other elements like H (hydrogen ), O (oxygen), S (sulphur) , N (nitrogen) etc.
• Carbon forms a large number of compounds due to its unique property of catenation and tetravalency of carbon.

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