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Give reason why carbon forms compound (i) Namely by Covalent bonding (ii) Having low melting and boiling points |
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Answer» (i) Carbon has 4 elements as its outmost shell and needs to gain or lose 4 electrons to attain noble gas configuration. Losing or gaming 4 electrons is not possible for energy consideration, hence it shares electrons to form the covalent bands (ii) The forces of attraction between the molecules are not very strong hence the carbon compounds generally have low melting and boiling points. |
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