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#Class10 #CovalentBonding #Carbon
Why does carbon form covalent bonds instead of ionic?
Couldn’t it just gain or lose electrons?
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Carbon would need to gain/lose 4 electrons, which requires too much energy. Sharing electrons (covalency) is more stable.
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