Question

Explain why carbon forms covalent bond. Give two reasons for Carbon forming a large number of compounds.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

A chemical bond is an attractive force that holds the atoms the atoms together in a molecule or compound. The element carbon in known to have the unique ability to from bonds with other similar atoms or atoms of other elemtents. This property of carbon has resulted in its having very large number of compounds.

Answer 2

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Explain Why Carbon Forms Covalent Bond :-

Carbon has 4 electrons in its valence shell. To attain stability, it should either gain 4 electrons or lose 4 electrons. It cannot lose 4 electrons as it involves a lot of energy. Also, it cannot gain 4 electrons because the nucleus cannot hold on to the four extra electrons added. Therefore, to complete the octet, it shares 4 electrons with other atoms. That is why, carbon forms compounds mainly by covalent bonding.

Give two reasons for Carbon forming a large number of compounds:-

Catenation and tetravalency nature of carbon is the reason for the formation of a large number of compounds. The property of formation of bonds with other carbon atoms to form long chains of different compounds is called catenation.

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