Question

State the reason why carbon can neither form C4+ captions not C4- anions but form covalent compound? Also state the reason to explain why covalent compound 1). are bad conductor of electricity? 2). have low melting point and boiling point?​

Answer 1

Answer:

It cannot gain four electrons as a carbon atom has a total of 6 protons and is very small to handle ten electrons. It cannot even donate the electrons as it needs a lot of ionization energy to do so. Hence, it cannot form C4+ cation or C4− anion and thus forms a covalent bond by mutual transfer of electrons.

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Answer 2

Answer:

State the reason why carbon can neither form C4+ captions not C4- anions but form covalent compound? Also state the reason to explain why covalent compound 1). are bad conductor of electricity? 2). have