carbon is a special eleme having 4 electron in its outer shell so to complete its octect it needs to share its electron in a covalent bond
No, carbon cannot expand its octet beyond four valence electrons.
A carbon ion that obeys the octet rule typically has a charge of 4-. This is because carbon has four valence electrons and typically gains four electrons to achieve a full valence shell of eight electrons, conforming to the octet rule.
An example of a molecule that follows the octet rule is methane (CH4). In methane, carbon forms four covalent bonds with hydrogen, allowing each atom to achieve a full outer shell of electrons (octet) and satisfy the octet rule.
Chlorine can make one single bond without hybridization. It has 7 valence electrons, needing just one more to fill its octet. By sharing one electron with another atom, it completes its octet and achieves stability.
Four
A carbon atom completes its octet by forming four covalent bonds with other atoms, sharing electrons from its outer shell. This allows the carbon atom to reach a stable electron configuration similar to noble gases.
No, carbon cannot expand its octet beyond four valence electrons.
It makes two covalent bonds which completes its octet.
CArbon and Oxygen
A carbon ion that obeys the octet rule typically has a charge of 4-. This is because carbon has four valence electrons and typically gains four electrons to achieve a full valence shell of eight electrons, conforming to the octet rule.
Carbon does not gain or lose 4 electrons to complete its octet because it only has 4 valence electrons to begin with. To complete its octet, carbon forms covalent bonds by sharing electrons with other atoms to achieve stability due to its electronic configuration.
An example of a molecule that follows the octet rule is methane (CH4). In methane, carbon forms four covalent bonds with hydrogen, allowing each atom to achieve a full outer shell of electrons (octet) and satisfy the octet rule.
The latent valency of carbon in carbon monoxide is 2. Carbon in carbon monoxide forms a double bond with oxygen, utilizing 2 of its valence electrons to fulfill the octet rule.
Chlorine can make one single bond without hybridization. It has 7 valence electrons, needing just one more to fill its octet. By sharing one electron with another atom, it completes its octet and achieves stability.
Four
No, carbon disulfide (CS2) does not obey the octet rule. In CS2, the central carbon atom has only six electrons in its valence shell, forming double bonds with the sulfur atoms, resulting in a total of 16 valence electrons around the carbon atom.
its called an octet