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Can carbon create an ionic bond with itself?

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To form ionic bonds, Carbon molecules must either gain or lose 4 electrons.

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no because carbon does not form ionic bonds because it has 4 valence electrons. To form ionic bonds, carbon molecules must either gain or lose electrons.
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