Statement 1: Carbon has a strong tendency to either lose or gain electrons.
Statement 2: Carbon forms covalent bonds with other atoms.

Statement 1 is false, but statement 2 is true.

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Both statements 1 and 2 are false.

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Both statements 1 and 2 are true.

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Statement 1 is true, but statement 2 is false.

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The correct option is A Statement 1 is false, but statement 2 is true.
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Assertion (A): Carbon has a strong tendency to either lose or gain electrons to attain noble gas configuration.

Reason (R): Carbon has four electrons in its outermost shell and has the tendency to share electrons with carbon or other elements.

why carbon form strong covalent bond with other carbon on other atoms?

Why does Carbon form a strong bond with other Carbon atoms or atoms of other elements?

C^{4 +}

C^{4 -}

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