CARBON is almost always...(monovalent, divalent, trivalent, tetravalent)?

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CARBON is almost always...(monovalent, divalent, trivalent, tetravalent)?

2006-12-06 01:27:30 · 3 answers · asked by JESSE H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Carbon has 4 valence electrons. It almost aways forms 4 bonds (graphite is an exception), so it's tetravalent.

Mono = 1
Di = 2
Tri = 3
Tetra = 4

2006-12-06 01:30:20 · answer #1 · answered by aquavires 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Carbon is almost always tetravalent. Almost all of organic chemistry is about the chemical reactions that occur as aresult of this. Start with methane: CH4. The four hydrogens bind to carbon through the four valence electrons.

2006-12-06 10:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

carbon displays tetravalency.but hexavalent carbon also exists

2006-12-06 09:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋