predict whether the a carbon atom with six total electronswill form a bond with other ato0ms?

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2007-01-02 11:06:56 · 3 answers · asked by marco 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

look at what the other atoms are around it; are they nucleophiles? Electrophiles? It's really easy- everything LIKES to live in a stable octet.

2007-01-02 11:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by CYP450 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋

2 of them form a sort of Helium orbital or 1s2 - therefore there are only at most 4 valence electrons with which to form bonds with.

2007-01-02 11:34:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

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2007-01-02 11:11:23 · answer #3 · answered by Golly Geewiz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋