Question

explain why carbon form compounds mainly by covalent bond explain in brief two main reason for Carbon forming a large number of compounds why does carbon form strong bond with most other elements

Answer 1

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ 2 ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴꜱ
1,ꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
2,ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴄy ᴛᴏ ʟᴏꜱꜱ ᴏʀ ɢᴀɪɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴꜱ

Answer 2

Carbon is a tetravalent compound as it has 4 electrons in its valence shell. It niether lose nor gain electrons to acquir noble gas configuratuon. So it only forms compound by sharing electrons.

Carbon forms large carbon chains as-

1. It is tetravalent. It forms compound by sharing.

2. It has a property of self linking with other carbon/elements which is known as catenation.

It forms strong force of attraction with other elements as it forms covalent compounds.