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siniylev [52]
3 years ago
10

Is carbon a metal or a nonmetal? How many valence electrons does a carbon atom have?

Chemistry
1 answer:
marshall27 [118]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Carbon is a solid non-metal element. Carbon has eight valence electrons.

Explanation:

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