True or False Carbon forms an incredible variety of substances because it has eight valence electrons making it a very stable atom that readily bonds.
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true carbon has 8 valance electrons
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The provided statement about carbon element is FALSE.
- The statement that carbon is an incredible atom that can form a large variety of substances is true but the reason mentioned is incorrect.
- Carbon atoms have atomic number six where they can accommodate only four electrons in their outermost shell.
- Valence electrons are the electrons that are present in the outside shell of atoms that participate in chemical bond formation with other elements.
- But it is not chemically feasible for a carbon atom to either lose four-electron or gain four-electron to form a stable compound.
- Therefore carbon forms a covalent chemical bond with another element by sharing four electrons to achieve its stable state.
- For this reason, carbon forms a variety of compounds by replacing a number of positions of hydrogen in a molecule by sharing electrons.
- Therefore the reason is stated.
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