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Yes, but more is needed. According to the octect rule, atoms want to fill their outer most valence shell with the maximum amount of electrons. When this is applied to carbon, carbon wants to have 8 electrons in its outer most valence shell. As a neutral atoms, carbon has 4 electrons in its outer most valence shell. Hydrogen has only one electron, so it only has one elctron to give. This means carbon attacthed to one hydrogen atom has 5 electrons in its outer most valence shell. Carbon will still want to bond to more atoms in order to have 8 electrons in its more outer valence shell.
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∙ 13y agoThe maxiumum number of hydrogen atoms which can bind to one carbon atom is four. This is seen in the compound methane, CH4.
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Why does hydrogen is attached to carbon molecul with single bond and not with double bond?
Hydrogen is attached to carbon molecule with single bond and not double bond because the hydrogen atom joins to one of the carbon atoms originally in the double bond.
What is the Lewis structure of the covalent compound that contains one nitrogen atom one hydrogen atom and one carbon atom?
The Lewis structure of the covalent compound that contains one nitrogen atom one hydrogen atom and one carbon atom is H-C---N with two dots over N; H one bond to C triple bond to N.
How many bonds do the carbon atoms form with each other in C2H2 molecule?
one carbon atom in C2H2 forms four bonds one bond with hydrogen and a triple bond with other carbon.
A type of weak chemical bond formed when the partially positive hydrogen atom in one molecule is attracted the partially negative atom of a neighboring molecule?
A hydrogen bond.
What makes hydrogen iodide?
Hydrogen Iodide is a bond involving one hydrogen atom and one iodide atom.
Why does the second carbon atom in propene only have one hydrogen-carbon bond?
The second carbon in propene only has one attached hydrogen atom because it already has three other bonds, and carbon generally forms four bonds in total. There are two carbon-carbon sigma bonds, and one carbon-carbon pi bond. Thus, the second carbon can only bond to one hydrogen atom.
Why does hydrogen is attached to carbon molecul with single bond and not with double bond?
Hydrogen is attached to carbon molecule with single bond and not double bond because the hydrogen atom joins to one of the carbon atoms originally in the double bond.
How many carbon atoms can bond to a single hydrogen atom?
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.
What is the Lewis structure of the covalent compound that contains one nitrogen atom one hydrogen atom and one carbon atom?
The Lewis structure of the covalent compound that contains one nitrogen atom one hydrogen atom and one carbon atom is H-C---N with two dots over N; H one bond to C triple bond to N.
How many elements and atoms does CH4 have?
There five atoms in CH4.One carbon and four Hydrogen.
A carbon-hydrogen bond in ethane is?
Yes this is a covalent bond. The hydrogren atom is sharing its one electron with one of the four electrons of the carbon atom, thus making it a covalent bond.
Does Methane have single or double bonds?
No methane does not contain a triple bond. Methane is a covalent compound: in one molecule of methane, there are four hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to one hydrogen atom each by a single covalent bond (i.e., one single bond between each hydrogen atom and the carbon atom).
How many bonds do the carbon atoms form with each other in C2H2 molecule?
one carbon atom in C2H2 forms four bonds one bond with hydrogen and a triple bond with other carbon.
A type of weak chemical bond formed when the partially positive hydrogen atom in one molecule is attracted the partially negative atom of a neighboring molecule?
A hydrogen bond.
What makes hydrogen iodide?
Hydrogen Iodide is a bond involving one hydrogen atom and one iodide atom.
Does one atom of carbon bond with four other atoms?
It can, but not always. In Methane, for example, it is bonded to four atoms of Hydrogen. But in Ethylene, each carbon atom is bonded to two atoms of Hydrogen, and share a double bond with each other. In Acetylene, each carbon atom is bonded to one atom of Hydrogen, and are triple bonded to each other. So while it always has four bonds, the bonds don't have to be made with four different atoms.
What are the elements and numbers of ch4?
It has 4 Hydrogen atoms.It has one carbon atom.
