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What is tetravalent.? |
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Answer» An element like carbon which have four electrons in its valence shell have an tetravalent Carbon has atomic number 6 and atomic mass 12. Its electronic configuration is 2,4 .Since it has 4 valence electrons,it is tetravalent in nature.The valence of an element is the maximum number of hydrogen or chlorine atoms that can combine with an atom of the element. Carbon is in Group 14 of the Periodic Table, so a carbon atom has four valence electrons. It can also bond with four atoms of chlorine. The prefix tetra- means four, so carbon is tetravalent. |
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