Question

Question 21
Carbon forms four covalent bonds by sharing its four valence electrons with four univalent atoms, e.g. hydrogen. After the formation of four bonds, carbon attains the electronic configuration of
(a) helium
(b) neon
(c) argon
(d) krypton

Answer 1

The answer is (b) Neon
Because it will have total 10 electrons (8 in its valence shell) which is the atomic number of Neon.