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Why is carbon is considered tetravalent?
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Why is carbon is considered tetravalent?

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Yea the guy above is correct

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Carbon is tetravalent because it can bond with a maximum of four hydrogen atoms. The valence of an element is the maximum number of hydrogen or chlorine atoms that can combine with an atom of the element. ... The prefix tetra- means four, socarbon is tetravalent.
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