Why does carbon form covalent compounds mainly by covalent bonds?
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Because the bonds are stronger and covalent compounsds are happy to share
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Carbon has 4e- in its outermost shell and requires 4e- to attain its octet configuration of noble gas. a large amount of energy is needed to gain or lose 4e- so it shares electrons with other carbon or hydrogen atoms forms covalent compounds.
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