Question

Why carbon forms covalent bond not ionic bond?

Answer 1

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Carbon forms covalent bonds because carbon has an atomic number 6 and have 4 electrons in its octet so it can neither lose nor gain 4 electrons to complete it's octet so it forms covalent bonds by sharing it's 4 electrons and covalent bonds are more stronger than the ionic bonds…

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Answer 2

Covalent bonds means sharing of electrons
One atom from their outermost orbit

These two opposite ions attract each other and form the ionic bond.(by donating 4 electrons or by gaining them)

Carbon number is 6

Means its outermost orbits is
2s2 2p2
If If donates or gain the 4 electrons then it become c +4 or C - 4 which does not reach the octect rule so it will be unstable.

Further it needs such energy to full fill the octate configuration and it is sharing of electrons.