Carbon has an atomic number 6 and an atomic mass as 12 u.It contains 2 and 4 electrons in the K and L shell respectively. It belongs to the group IVA of the periodic table and has a valency of 4.
what is the meaning of IVA

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Carbon belongs to group 14 of periodic table.
Now, IV is known as group 14 but it has had many names over the years. According to former conventions it was Group IVB in the European naming system (old IUPAC) and Group IVA in the American (CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service.)

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