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Carbon can only form tetra bonds with itself if it is sp3 hybridized and when its is sp3 hybridized then it has a tetrahedral structure with the four bonds pointing to the the corners of the regular tetrahedron.But if the two central carbon atom is sp2 or sp hybridized then it cannot form tetra sigma bonds with itself since one bond will be pi bond.And other then that carbon also forms three bonds in graphite with the fourth bond very weak.But if you consider both sigma and pi bond then carbon does form tetra bonds in all the organic compounds but in some cases such as carbene it forms only two bonds and in many inorganic compounds too...i hope you found your answer.....
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y ago- We know that carbon is tetravalent in all cases, ie forms four bonds to other atoms.
- It is a fact that the methane structure as we draw in our note book is not flat. The Lewis structures represent carbon at the centre of a tetrahedron, eg methane:
- By the arrangement of tetrahedron structure, the bonding electron pairs repel one another least and hence carbon forms a tetrahedron structure.
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∙ 12y agoWell it can form 4 bonds. The reason: it has 4 electrons in the valence shell and can gain, lose or share them to obtain stable configuration. Methane (CH4) is formed with a carbon atom sharing one electron to each of the 4 hydrogen atom.
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∙ 11y agoCarbon atoms linked together via sp3 bonds are a common allotrope of elemental carbon, also known as diamond. This is a carbon atom linked with four other carbon atomons in a tetrahedral geometry.
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∙ 11y agoBonds require a certain arrangement of electrons, the geometry has to fit. Remember that electrons repel other electrons, so they can't all just squeeze in together, in one happy family. Triple bonds are possible, as in the compound acetylene, but quadruple bonds are not. The geometry doesn't work.
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∙ 15y agoBecause the carbon molecule is shaped like a tetraedron. it's impossible to connect all corners of two tetraedrons at the same time
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∙ 12y agoA triple bond can occur, but the fourth bonding site must remain on the opposite side of the carbon atom. The bond angle stress would be too high to bring all four sites on the same side.
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∙ 11y agoas carbon has 4 electrons in its outer most shell it requires four in order to become a stable molecule
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∙ 8y agoA quadruple bond doesn't exist in chemistry.
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Are those double bonds of carbon and chlorine?
Carbon can form double bond, but chlorine will not form double bond.
Does carbon usually form ionic bonds?
carbon does not form ionic bond ,they form covalent bonds
Why diazonium salt are explosve?
The diazonium molecule includes a nitrogen atom with a quadruple bond. Nitrogen has 3 valance electrons and normally forms a triple bond. The quadruple bond is highly unstable for nitrogen, and therefore, it can easily fail, leading to immediate and dramatic chemical change, which we observe in the form of an explosion.
Which type of bond is not formed by carbon?
Carbon forms covalent bond (in all organic compounds), inorganic bond (in metal carbides) and coordinate bond (in metal carbonyls).Carbon does not form metallic bond or hydrogen bond.
Can Carbon and oxygen form an ionic bond?
no they can not
Why does carbon form the basis fo so many different kinds of compounds?
Because it can bond so well with itself. Note that its valance is 4, and that carbon can single, double, triple, or quadruple bond to carbon.
Can carbon form quadruple bonds?
carbons cannot have quadruple bonds.
What type of bond will carbon form with hydrogen?
Hydrogen form a covalent bond with carbon.
Can carbon form an ionic bond?
No it is not. Carbon is a covalent bond.
Are those double bonds of carbon and chlorine?
Carbon can form double bond, but chlorine will not form double bond.
What bond does carbon combined with carbon form?
It could be a single bond (as in alkanes) or a double bond (as in alkenes) or even a triple bond (as in alkynes).
Why can't carbon share all of its 4 electron with another carbon?
You can form a C-C which is a single bond carbon and you can form a C equals C which is a double bond carbon. But if you were to form a triple C bond then the remaining 2 electrons that are located on the other side of the triple bond cannot form a bonding pair.
What kinds of bonds can carbon atoms form?
A double carbon bond is a covalent bond. Also carbon atoms can form double bonds. Carbon shares electrons with other atoms.
Does carbon usually form ionic bonds?
carbon does not form ionic bond ,they form covalent bonds
Why diazonium salt are explosve?
The diazonium molecule includes a nitrogen atom with a quadruple bond. Nitrogen has 3 valance electrons and normally forms a triple bond. The quadruple bond is highly unstable for nitrogen, and therefore, it can easily fail, leading to immediate and dramatic chemical change, which we observe in the form of an explosion.
Why carbon don't share four electron from other carbon?
In most molecules a covalent bond involves sharing a pair of electrons. A double bond involves two pairs and a triple bond involves eight. Under the normal rules of covalent bonds there is not enough room for four pairs to make a quadruple bond.
Which type of bond is not formed by carbon?
Carbon forms covalent bond (in all organic compounds), inorganic bond (in metal carbides) and coordinate bond (in metal carbonyls).Carbon does not form metallic bond or hydrogen bond.
