Question

state the tetravalency of carbon atom? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Carbon can form single, double and triple covalent bonds with other carbon atoms. Now as we can see above that carbon has 4 unpaired electrons in its excited state so it can form 4 covalent bonds with other atoms and this property of carbon is called tetravalency of carbon.

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Answer 2

Answer:

It means it has 4 electrons in the outermost shell. Carbon obeys the octet rule and forms 4 covalent bonds with other atoms to get a stable electronic configuration. Thus, carbon is tetravalent (It means valency of carbon is 4.) ... This is called tetravalency of carbon.