Question

Valency of carbon is .........

Answer 1

Answer:

Valency of an element is a measure of its combining power with other atoms when it forms chemical compounds or molecules. Carbon has four valence electrons and here a valence of carbon is four.

Answer 2

Answer:   4 (four)

Explanation:

Valency of carbon is 4. The outer electronic configuration of carbon is 2s22p2. Thus, it has 4 valence electrons. It shares these 4 valence electrons to form 4 covalent bonds.