How many dots would you put around carbon, a group IVA element?
A
4
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B
3
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C
5
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D
0
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E
8
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Solution
The correct option is E 4 Carbon is tetravalent. As there are only 4 electrons in its valence shell, hence, we put only 4 dots showing the electrons of valence shell, in Lewis structure.