Question

what do you mean by tetracovalacy ? with example

Answer 1

tetravalence is the state of an atom with four Valence electrons available for covalent chemical bonding in its outermost electron shell, giving the atom a chemicals Valence of four. An example is methane (CH4): the tetravalent carbon atom forms a covalent bond with four hydrogen atoms. The carbon atom is called tetravalent because it forms 4 covalent bonds.