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Why carbon forms four covalent bonds

Why carbon forms four covalent bonds

Displayed formula of methane showing a central carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms by single covalent bonds

Carbon has atomic number 666 and the electron arrangement 2.42.42.4. It has four outer electrons, so it shares four electrons with other atoms to obtain a full outer shell.

2.3.1 Carbon bonding and the variety of organic compounds Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /2.3.1 Carbon bonding and the variety of organic compounds

Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE Chemistry 2.3.1 Carbon bonding and the variety of organic compounds. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Nail the core quantitative topics — moles, balancing equations and calculations — early on, since they underpin higher-tier questions across every paper and topic.

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