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Carbon-12 is the most common isotope of carbon. It has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons. Or it's 6 electrons, 4 are valence electrons. How many covalent bonds can a carbon atom form?
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Carbon-12 is the most common isotope of carbon. It has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons. Or it's 6 electrons, 4 are valence electrons. How many covalent bonds can a carbon atom form?

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a carbon atom can form 4 covalent bonds
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