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Posted by Suhani Sanjay 5 years, 2 months ago
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Gaurav Seth 5 years, 2 months ago
Carbon has four electrons in its outermost shell. So, if carbon has to make ionic compounds then there are following possibilities:
- Carbon may gain four electrons to attain a noble gas configuration. But in such a situation, it would be difficult for 6 protons to balance 10 electrons.
- Carbon may lose four electrons to attain a noble gas configuration. But removing 4 electrons from a carbon atom would require too much energy and hence this won’t be possible in practical situations. Moreover, after losing four electrons the carbon atom would be left with just 2 electrons to balance 6 protons.
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