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Which of these statements does not describe a carbon atom? A. Carbon is a metallic element. B. Carbon has four valence electrons. C. Carbon has a total of six electrons. D. Carbon forms bonds with many
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Which of these statements does not describe a carbon atom? A. Carbon is a metallic element. B. Carbon has four valence electrons. C. Carbon has a total of six electrons. D. Carbon forms bonds with many different types of atoms.

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a carbon atom is not a metallic element. Its location on the periodic table indicates that it is a non metal since the further right something is on the periodic table, the less metallic that element is.

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