Question

explain tetravalavalance of carbon atom briefly

Answer 1

tetravalency means an element which has four valence electrons in its outermost shell ...carbon is a tetravalent compound because it has four Valence Electrons the carbon -carbon bond is very strong and hence is very stable due to this ..this gives a large number of compounds with many carbon atoms linked to each other

Answer 2

it has four valence electron in its valence shell

has a unique ability to make Bond with other carbon atoms disability is known as catenation


it forms single double and triple bonds with other carbon atoms

carbon compounds which form single bond are called saturated hydrocarbons
carbon compounds which forms double or triple Bond are called unsaturated hydrocarbons