Carbon atoms have 6 electrons, when non-ionized
a carbon atom can share electrons with up to four other atoms.
Four.
carbon has 4 valence electrons and can form a maximum 4 bonds with other atoms.
This question seems a bit unclear. Perhaps it meant something like: "how many electrons can be shared with carbon atoms?" Anyway, a carbon atom can share 4 electrons with other atoms, including other carbon atoms.
there are four electrons on the outer shell of carbon..
Eight bonding electrons are there. 4 from one carbon and 1 each from the four chlorine atoms.
Atoms of elements have a fixed number of electrons that can bond with other atoms. Carbon has 4 electrons that can bond with other atoms. So 4 hydrogen atoms can bond with one carbon atom.
all carbon atoms have 4 valence electrons. 4 hydrogen atoms can bond to a single carbon. That would be methane.
Each carbon atom in carbon monoxide has 2 lone pairs of electrons assigned to it.
Interpreting your question as "How many electrons does a carbon atom have?", carbon atoms are, when not in ionic form, orbited by six electrons (as it is the sixth element on the periodic table). Hope this helps The Intelligent Fool
Carbon atoms have a total of six electrons. In a neutral carbon atom, these electrons are arranged with two in the first energy level (the innermost shell) and four in the second energy level, allowing for the formation of four covalent bonds with other atoms.
Carbon IS an atom. I presume you mean how many electrons there are. There are 6 electrons, 6 protons and 6 neutrons in every un-bonded Carbon atom.