Tetravalence of Carbon


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Sean Sugai 4E
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Tetravalence of Carbon

Postby Sean Sugai 4E » Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:35 pm

How is carbon tetravalent? Also, how does this relate to promotion energy?
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Naneeta Desar 1K
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Re: Tetravalence of Carbon

Postby Naneeta Desar 1K » Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:40 pm

Carbon is tetravalent because it can form 4 bonds with atoms.
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Mariepahos4D
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Re: Tetravalence of Carbon

Postby Mariepahos4D » Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:44 pm

Carbon has 4 valence electrons meaning that it would need 4 electrons to complete its octet so it tends to form 4 bonds
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Alexis Robles 2k
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Re: Tetravalence of Carbon

Postby Alexis Robles 2k » Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:01 pm

In the periodic table, Carbon has 4 valence electrons and Tetravalent is having 4 valence electrons.
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