dezireabrown
dezireabrown
18-11-2015
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Why is carbon is considered tetravalent?
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MonikaMole1421
MonikaMole1421
28-11-2015
Because it makes four bonds with other atoms. Carbon contains four valence electrons, these are electrons in the outermost shell. Tetravalency means that an atom has four electrons, ready to form covalent bond in its outermost electron shell.
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