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Carbon is tetra-valent meaning it can form 4 covalent bonds

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What kind of bonds can carbon make?

it can make covalent bonds!


Is carbon likely to make covalent bonds or ionic bonds?

Carbon typically forms covalent bonds. It is rare for it to form ionic bonds.


How many covalent bonds does carbon make?

4


How many bonds can C make?

Carbon is in Group V. Thus, it needs 4 more electrons so as to achieve the octet structure in its valence shell. As such, carbon has make at most 4 single covalent bonds. The least number of covalent bonds carbon can make is 2 double bonds. We do not see an example of carbon forming 1 covalent bond involving the sharing of all 4 of its valence electrons.


How many single covalent bonds can a carbon atom form?

A carbon atom can form 4 single covalent bonds


What is the largest number of atoms a carbon atom can bond to with all triple bonds?

Carbon can only make a triple bond with 1 atom.


How many covalent bonds do carbon atoms usually make?

Carbon atoms usually make four covalent bonds. This allows carbon to achieve a stable electron configuration by filling its outer shell with eight electrons. Carbon can form strong and diverse molecules by bonding with other atoms through these four covalent bonds.


What elements make triple covalent bonds?

The principal ones are carbon and nitrogen.


How do you make bond of carbon and chlorine?

A bond between carbon and chlorine can be formed through a covalent bond, where they share electrons. One common example is in chloroform (CHCl3), where one carbon atom is bonded to three chlorine atoms through single covalent bonds.


Does CO2 have a single covalent bond?

Carbon has 4 available bonds. Oxygen has 2. All bonds must be used up or the compound will not be stable. Each oxygen is joined to the carbon by a double covalent bond. CO2 has 2 double-covalent bonds (4 covalent bonds in total)


Would bromine and carbon make an ionic compound?

No, bromine and carbon would not form an ionic compound. Carbon typically forms covalent bonds and bromine can also form both covalent and ionic bonds, depending on the element it is reacting with. In this case, a covalent bond would be more likely between bromine and carbon.


Why is carbon fundamental for organic compounds?

Carbon has the ability to make 4 strong covalent bonds with other elements or carbon atoms. Also it can make stable double, triple bonds with other atoms. Carbon can make long stable chains .