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A carbon atom can typically only form 4 covalent bonds, but there are rare special cases in which it may form more than 4 to create an expanded octet.
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What type of bonds does carbon form?
Carbon will normally form four covalent bonds.These are normally one of several possible hybridizationsof the s and p orbitals.
What bonds does carbon atoms tend to form?
Carbon will almost always form bonds with other carbon atoms, and that is part of what makes it such a useful element.
What type of electron is available to form a bond?
In general, it is a valence electron that an atom makes available to form chemical bonds.
What allows water molecules to dissociate ionic bonds and or to form hydrogen bonds?
Water molecules can dissolve ionic compounds and form hydrogen bonds because of their high polarity and lone-pair electrons on the oxygen atom.
Is carbon an element that dose not form bonds easily because it has a full outer shell?
No. Carbon forms bonds very easily and it's outer shell is only half full.
What is the maximum number of double bonds the carbon atom can form?
Carbon forms a maxiumum of four bonds, which can be in the form of two double bonds.
What is the maximum number of single covalent bonds a carbon atom can form with other elements?
Four if you consider something like methane CH4. If carbon were to bond with another carbon atom it could form up to 3 bonds (an alkyne).
How many single covalent bonds can a carbon atom form?
A carbon atom can form 4 single covalent bonds
How many types of bonds can atom form?
Carbon form generally covalent bonds; ionic bonds are rare.
How many bonds can each atom of carbon and each atom of hydrogen form?
Carbon 4Hydrogen 1
How many bonds can carbon form with an atomic number of six?
There are four unpaired electrons in outermost shell of excited carbon atom so it may form four covalent bonds.
Why does carbon form such a large number of compounds?
One carbon atom can form four covalent bonds with oxygen, hydrogen or another carbon. This is because it has four valence electrons.
What is the number of covalent bonds a carbon atom can form with another atoms?
Carbon can form single, double or triple bonds with other C atoms to create straight, branched, or closed ring chains.
What determine the number of covalent bonds that an atom can form?
mode of formation
How many types of bond can carbon atom form?
Single, double, and triple covalent bonds
How many bonds can be form in a carbon?
A carbon atom needs four electrons to have a full outer shell so I guess it can form a maximum of four bonds.
Can carbon only form polar covalent bonds?
No. Carbon can also form nonpolar covalent bonds, for example between two carbon atoms, or between a carbon and nitrogen atom.
