Carbon can form four covalent bonds at most, such as in methane.
O=C=O is carbon dioxide and thus it has a total of 4 covalent bonds. It can be argued it has only two bonds though - 2 double bonds.
Carbon can form a maximum of 4 covalent bonds
maximum of four (single) covalent bonds per carbon
A carbon atom needs 4 covalent bonds to complete its valence shell.
A carbon atom can form 4 single covalent bonds
As a nonmetal carbon forms covalent bonds.
The simplest alkane, methane (CH4), has 4 covalent bonds. So for the first carbon, start with 4 covalent bonds and then add 3 of each carbon after that.
maximum of four (single) covalent bonds per carbon
A carbon atom needs 4 covalent bonds to complete its valence shell.
A carbon atom can form 4 single covalent bonds
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As a nonmetal carbon forms covalent bonds.
The simplest alkane, methane (CH4), has 4 covalent bonds. So for the first carbon, start with 4 covalent bonds and then add 3 of each carbon after that.
Single, double, and triple covalent bonds
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Carbon needs 4 covalent bonds to fill its outer shell.
Carbon dioxide has covalent bonds.
Carbon typically forms covalent bonds. It is rare for it to form ionic bonds.