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Carbon atoms usually form four covalent bonds in carbon compounds. In some kinds of compounds, however, carbon forms a type of bond called "double" or "triple", in which carbon atoms share two (in double bonds) or three (in triple bonds) electrons from each carbon atom in the bond. In such instances it would be preferable to say that each carbon atom in one or more carbon to carbon bonds shares four electrons, rather than forms four bonds. Carbon only rarely if ever forms ionic bonds to another atom, but may do so in alkali metal and alkaline earth metal carbides.

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