Question

*Which route carbon compound adopt to attain a noble gas configuration?*

1️⃣ By loosing all four valence electrons.
2️⃣ By accepting all four electrons.
3️⃣ By sharing four valence electrons with other atom.
4️⃣ All options are correct.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer:

Carbon cannot form C4− anion, as its nucleus with 6 protons cannot hold 10 electrons. Thus, carbon achieves noble gas electronic configuration by sharing its 4 electrons with other elements—that is, it forms covalent compounds.

Carbon cannot form C4− anion, as its nucleus with 6 protons cannot hold 10 electrons. Thus, carbon achieves noble gas electronic configuration by sharing its 4 electrons with other elements—that is, it forms covalent compounds.

Answer 2

Answer:

3) By sharing all four valence electrons.

Explanation:

Carbon forms covalent bond as it is tetravalent. Carbon cannot be a cation as it would require a whole lot of energy to loose 4 electrons from valence shell. Neither can it be a anion as the protons will not be able to hold on to the 4 extra electrons in the valence shell. Hence it will only share its electrons.

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