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The number of valence electrons present in a carbon atom is .

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2
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4
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3
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5
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Solution

The correct option is B 4
Carbon has 2 electrons in K-shell and 4 electrons in the L- shell, which is an outermost shell. Therefore, the number of valence electrons are 4.

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