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What is the maximum number of covalent bonds a carbon atom can form with other atoms? A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 6
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What is the maximum number of covalent bonds a carbon atom can form with other atoms?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6

User Neven Subotic
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There is no such thing called a 'hexa-bond', as there is a quad-bond and a triple bond and so on...

A carbon atom cannot form a 6 covalent bond with another atom, the max is 4.

Answer: 4
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(C.) Each carbon atom in ethane forms 4
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