Question

Elements forming ionic compounds attain noble gas configuration by either gaining or losing electrons from their outermost shells. Give reason to explain why carbon can not attain noble gas configuration in this manner to form its compounds. Name the type of bonds formed in ionic compounds and in the compounds formed by cartoon. Also give reason why carbon compounds are generally poor conductor of electricity.

Answer 1

carbon cannot lose or gain electron because if weight gain for electrons then it is very difficult to hold and electrons by 6 protons and if it loses 4 electrons it requires very large amount of energy to remove 4 electrons which are controlled by 6 protons so it shares and forms covalent bonds

ionic compounds form electrovalent Bond

carbon compounds forms covalent bonds does they do not give rise to any free electrons that's why they are poor conductor of electricity

Answer 2

this is the answer why it cannot form ionic bonds ...
type of bonds formed by ionic compounds are ionic bonds .... carbon forms covalent bond .. carbon molecules are poor conductor of electricity because they form covalent bond and not ionic bond... that is no ions are formed in covalent bond as the electrons are shared not given or taken ...that is why is the poor conductor ...
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