Question

what problems are with carbon for ionic bonds and how they solve it​

Answer 1

Answer:

that a C4+cation cannot be formed because it requires a lot of energy to remove 4 electrons. Formation of ionic bonds involve "removing" electrons and there seems to be enough energy there. So what's different for carbon?

The textbook also mentions that a C4−anion cannot be formed because 6 protons cannot hold on to 10 electrons. Elements like chlorine form ionic bonds and end up with 18 electrons and 17 protons. I know there's just one more electron. So is NaCl possible because it's not very hard to hold on to 1 extra electron? In that case at what exact point does it become hard to hold onto the extra electrons?

thank you

Answer 2

Answer:

carbon can not maki ionic bond because they can not loss or gain 4 electron so they share their electron with other element