why carbon is tetravalent?
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The carbon atom is calledtetravalent because it forms 4 covalent bonds.
If you want to ask that Why it forms 4 covalent bonds? then answer would be that it is a property of carbon
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the carbon is tetravalent because it have four covalent bond.it have 4 valency .so it is termed as a tetravalent
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carbon is tetra valent bcoz
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carbon has 4 electrons in its outer most shell
so carbon cannot take 4 electrons as no body will give and carbon cannot give it's 4 electrons so CARBON shares it's 4 electrons to complete it's octet i.e 8 electrons so carbon is tetravalent. means 4.
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carbon has 4 electrons in its outer most shell
so carbon cannot take 4 electrons as no body will give and carbon cannot give it's 4 electrons so CARBON shares it's 4 electrons to complete it's octet i.e 8 electrons so carbon is tetravalent. means 4.
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