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Carbon-12 is the most common isotope of carbon. It has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons. Of its 6 electrons, 4 are valence

electrons. How many covalent bonds can a carbon atom form?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 6
D. 12

Please, show your work so I can understand it. Thanks

2 answers:

ra1l [238]2 years ago

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I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option B. <span>Of its 6 electrons, 4 are valence electrons, a carbon atom can form 4 covalent bonds with other elements. It is the 4 valence electrons available that allows this.

Hope this answers the question.</span>

Monica [59]2 years ago

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A carbon atom can form 4 covalent bonds. Hope this helps :)

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