Question

Give a test that can be used to confirm the presence of carbon in a compound
With a valency of 4, how is carbon able to attain noble gas configuration in its
compounds?​

Answer 1

Answer:

- Burn compound in air/ oxygen; Gas evolved turns lime water milky - By sharing its four valence electrons with other elements.

Answer 2

Answer:

➠ʙᴜʀɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɪʀ/ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ; ɢᴀs ᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴs ʟɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴍɪʟᴋʏ.

➠ʙʏ sʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ɪᴛs ғᴏᴜʀ ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs.