Why does carbon make covalent bonds?
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Carbon forms strong bonds with most other elements because of its small size, enabling the nucleus to hold on to the shared pairs of electrons strongly. Losing or gaining 4 electrons is not possible due to energy considerations in carbon.
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Carbon forms strong bonds with most other elements because of its small size, enabling the nucleus to hold on to the shared pairs of electrons strongly. Losing or gaining 4 electrons is not possible due to energy considerations in carbon.
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