Tetravalency of Carbon

Author:Ravi Shankar Sharma, Subha Raghavan & Nidhi Sharma
10th CBSE
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Tetravalency of Carbon: Overview

The topic discusses one of the properties of carbon, tetravalency. Carbon has four electrons in the valence shell, and it requires four more electrons to attain a stable electronic configuration. So, carbon is tetravalent.

Important Questions on Tetravalency of Carbon

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Concise Chemistry Part 2>Carbon and its Compounds>Tetravalency of Carbon> Q 1

What is the reason behind tetravalency of carbon atom?

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Represent a tetrahedral structure of carbon with neat sketch and give the bond angle.

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How will you diagrammatically represent the tetravalency of carbon?

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Why is carbon tetravalent in nature?

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Concise Chemistry Part 2>Carbon and its Compounds>Tetravalency of Carbon> Q 5

What is the electronic configuration of carbon?