Question

explain why carbon from compounds mainly by covalent bond explain in brief to main reason for Karbonn Formula number compound why does carbon form strong bond with most other elements

Answer 1

Carbon cannot lose 4 electrons to form C4+ ion because it would require a large amount of energy to remove 4 electrons leaving behind nucleus with 6 protons holding onto just 2 electrons.It cannot gain 4 electrons to form C4- ion because it would be difficult for the nucleus with 6 protons to hold onto 10 electrons. Carbon overcomes this prob by sharing it's valence electrons i.e by forming covalent compounds.....It forms strong bond because of it's strong C-C bond and it's small size Due to it's small size the effective nuclear charge on the valence electrons increase and the nucleus can hold onto to the shared pair of electrons strongly......m

Answer 2

Answer:

The carbon atom is very small due to which its outermost electrons are strongly held by the nucleus. So it is not possible to remove 4 electrons nor it is possible to gain 4 electrons(atomic no-6). since carbon atoms achieve the inert gas electron arrangement only by sharing of electrons.therefore it forms covalent bonds.

The reason for forming large no compounds:-

1) the property of catenation (the ability combine with other atoms)

2) due to its valency 4

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