It is not that way. Carbon gains electrons while a chemical reaction to have 8 shells in the outermost orbit. Though it has 4 electrons in the outermost orbit, it usually gains four electrons or shares four electrons while a chemical reaction. eg hydrocarbons methane butane propane.
gain
gain 4 electrons:- Because the energy released (electron affinity) for the addition of four electrons is too high, Lose 4 electrons:- energy required to lose electrons (the sum of the first 4 ionization energies) is too high
Krypton tends to neither lose nor gain electrons since it has a full outer electron shell, making it stable.
Sodium will lose 1 electron in its compounds.
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.
gain
Gain of one electron
gain
gain 4 electrons:- Because the energy released (electron affinity) for the addition of four electrons is too high, Lose 4 electrons:- energy required to lose electrons (the sum of the first 4 ionization energies) is too high
Krypton tends to neither lose nor gain electrons since it has a full outer electron shell, making it stable.
Lose or gain an electron
No. They gain electrons
Carbon already has a stable electron configuration with 4 valence electrons, making it relatively stable and less likely to gain or lose electrons to achieve a full outer shell. Carbon typically forms covalent bonds by sharing electrons with other atoms to achieve stability.
For example metals loss electrons and nonmetals gain electrons.
A stable electron configuration.
Neither. It does not form ions.
When you lose an electron, you become positively charged because you have more protons than electrons. When you gain an electron, you become negatively charged because you have more electrons than protons. This process is known as ionization.