Why most compound of carbon are covalent?

Answer 1

Carbon has four valence electrons in its outermost orbit which indicate it need four further electrons to complete its valence according to octect rule. It is also not possible for Carbon to remove all of its four valence electrons for the same cause of obeying octect rule. Hence the only option left for carbon is make covalent bonds with another carbon or any other element whose electrons are available for making a covalent bond. That's why most of the compounds of carbon are covalent.

Answer 2

Most carbon compounds are covalent because carbon atoms tend to share electrons with other atoms to achieve a stable electron configuration. Covalent bonds involve the sharing of electrons, and carbon has the ability to form strong covalent bonds with a variety of other elements, which allows for the formation of diverse carbon compounds with different properties and functions.