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(a) What is the atomic number of carbon. Write its electronic configuration.
(b) What type of chemical bonds are formed by carbon? Why?
(c) Name the three allotropic forms of carbon.

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(a) The atomic number of carbon is 6.
Its electronic configuration is K L.
2 4
(b) Carbon always forms covalent bonds. This is because it is tetravalent and attain the inert gas configuration of 8 electrons in its outermost shell by sharing electrons.

(c) The three allotropic forms of carbon are:
(i) Diamond
(ii) Graphite
(iii) Buckminsterfullerene

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