Is carbon a metal or a nonmetal? How many valence electrons does a carbon atom have?

Yaro asked Sep 7, 2022

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Yaro asked Sep 7, 2022

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Answer:

carbon is a nonmetal with 4 valence electrons

Step-by-step explanation:

The element carbon is on the nonmetal section of the periodic table.

Brad Christie answered Sep 14, 2022

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