why carbon forms bond sharing of electrons
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Carbon forms strong bonds with another carbon due to the overlapping of orbitals. This leads to the large number of organic compounds. Due to the small size of carbon the nucleus holds the lone pair of electrons tightly. The overlapping form is strong and hence the carbon compounds generally have strong bonds.
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It cannot lose 4 electrons as it involves a lot of energy. Also, it cannot gain 4 electrons because the nucleus cannot hold on to the four extra electrons added. Therefore, to complete the octet, it shares 4 electrons with other atoms. That is why, carbon forms compounds mainly by covalent bonding.
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