Why carbon does not form ionic compounds?

1.	Why carbon does not form ionic compounds?
Answer» The electronic configuration of carbon atom is 1s² 2s² 2px¹ 2py¹ and has four valence electrons. In order to form ionic compound, it has to either lose four electrons or gain four electrons. Since very high energy are involved in doing so. Carbon does not form ionic compounds. It completes its octet by sharing of electrons and forms covalent compounds.

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