Why is carbon is considered tetravalent?

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Colonelclick · Answer 1 · 2016-11-29T10:41:03+0000

Because it makes four bonds with other atoms. Carbon contains four valence electrons, these are electrons in the outermost shell. Tetravalency means that an atom has four electrons, ready to form covalent bond in its outermost electron shell.

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