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I've only heard of carbon having 4 (mostly, eg. CH4 and CO2) or 2, from which only carbon monoxide ( C=O ) is known.
There is no room for more than 4 electrons to share in bonding orbitals (octet rule), so 6 is really too much.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoCarbon atom has only 4 electrons in its L-shell . In order to be stable, it must have '
8 electrons in the outermost shell. But losing or gaining 4 electrons requires a lot of
energy exchange. Therefore, carbon makes 4 covalent bonds in every substance.
Thus, its property of tetra valency is responsible for 4 bond formation
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What number of valence electrons that carbon has?
Neutral Carbon atoms contain 6 electrons and 6 protons 2 electrons are found in the 1st electron ring and 4 in the outer ring to reach a stable electron (8 in the outershell) arrangement carbon requires 4 covalent bonds to be formed
What is the chemical formulation of hexacloro cyclopentadyne?
Do you mean cyclopentadiene? Do you mean formula? If so, cyclopentadiene is a ring of 5 carbon atoms with double bonds at positions 1 and 2 or 1 and 3. All bonds outside of the carbon-carbon bonds in the ring are to the 6 chlorines. It contains no hydrogen.
What type of bonds does ethane have?
Ethane has one single bond between the two carbon atoms and 6 single bonds between the the carbons and hydrogens.
Why is the co-valency of silicon 6 whereas that of carbon is 4?
silicon is 4 not 6
Write structural formula for 1-hexene?
We know that 1-hexene is a 6 carbon chain (hex=6). We also know that it is an alkene with a double bond between the 1st and 2nd Carbon. We also know that every carbon will make 4 bonds; either with another carbon or a hydrogen. Therefore: 6 Carbons2+1+2+2+2+3= 12 Hydrogens C6H12
How many sigma bonds in propene?
there are 6 sigma bonds in a benzene ring Correction: There are 6 sigma carbon-carbon bonds...but there are also 6 carbon-hydrogen sigma bonds. Thus there are twelve sigma bonds in a benzene ring.
How many bonds can each carbon form?
4Carbon has an atomic number of 6 which simply means that 6 electrons are distributed as follows: two electrons in the first shell and four in the second shell. Due to the fact that the second shell has the capacity to accommodate for eight electrons, therefore carbon needs another four electrons to be fully satisfied. Consequently carbon has the ability to make four bonds in the form of single, double and triple bonds according to the structure of the chemical compound and the type of reaction it is involved in.
Can an atom with 6 protons and 6 neutrons form chemical bonds with other atoms?
The atom that has 6 protons is carbon, and carbon forms lots of chemical bonds with other atoms.
How many bonds are in alkenes when two carbon atoms are joined?
In an alkene with two carbon atoms being joined, there would be one double bond between the carbon atoms, and 4 single bonds for the 4 hydrogens, and it would be drawn as follows: H2-C=C-H2. This is ethene, and so it has a total of 5 bonds (unless you count the double bond as a sigma and a pi) then it has 6 bonds.
The number of covalent bonds that a carbon atom can form with other atoms is what?
4 Carbon has 4 covalent bonds. Altogether Carbon has 6 electrons, 2 in the inner (1st) shell and 4 in the outer (2nd) shell. It takes 8 electrons in the outer shell to make elements stable (excluding Hydrogen and Helium) so Carbon needs 4 more electrons to make it stable - so it needs 4 more bonds, with each bond giving one more electron to be stable.
What is the structure of carbon and hydrogen atom?
Carbon has 6 protons, 6 electrons, and usually 6 neutrons (if it's carbon-12)Hydrogen has 1 proton and 1 electron, and usually no neutrons.Carbon requires 4 bonds to be stable/neutral, and Hydrogen requires 1.
How many electrons does carbon atoms share?
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.
How many atoms can a carbon atom bond with?
4. Carbon has 4 valence electrons, giving it the ability to bond with a maximum of 4 other atoms.Added:Carbon atoms can bond with:four other atoms at maximum (4 single bonds: CH4),but sometimes with two other atoms (either with 2 double bonds, like in CO2)(or with 1 single and 1 triple bond in ethyn: H-C=C-H)
Do all carbon atoms have exactly 6 atoms?
No it doesn't, it has four electrons in its valance shell, which is why it has a valance of four, which is to say, it typically forms four bonds. In carbon dioxide, for example, a carbon aton has double bonds with each of two oxygen atoms, hence four bonds in total. In methane, a carbon atom has a single bond with each of four hydrogen atoms, hence four bonds again. There are also two electrons in the inner, or non-valance shell. So, six electrons in total. But only four in the valance shell.
What number of valence electrons that carbon has?
Neutral Carbon atoms contain 6 electrons and 6 protons 2 electrons are found in the 1st electron ring and 4 in the outer ring to reach a stable electron (8 in the outershell) arrangement carbon requires 4 covalent bonds to be formed
How many bonds are in benzene?
6 C-H bonds 3 C-C bonds 3 C=C bonds (note: the carbon -carbon bonds are resonating and thus each C-C bond has bond order 1.5 )
What is the bond configuration - in terms of sigma and pi - of C-C double and triple bonds?
The Carbon-Carbon double bound consists of a sigma bond and a pi bond. There are 2 carbon atoms sharing 4 electrons.The Carbon-Carbon triple bound consists of one sigma bond and two pi bonds. There are 2 carbon atoms sharing 6 electrons.Related Information:The Carbon-Carbon single bound consists of the sigma bond. There are 2 carbon atoms sharing 2 electrons.Each Carbon-Carbon or Carbon-Hydrogen covalent bond is formed by 2 electrons in one 'hybrid' orbital.Hydrogen-Oxygen or Carbon-Oxygen bonds are polar-covalent bonds.
