To become stable, carbon forms covalent bonds withhydrogen atoms.
A
one
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B
two
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C
three
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D
four
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Solution
The correct option is D four The valency of carbon and hydrogen are four and one respectively. So it takes four hydrogen atoms to satisfy one carbon atom. The compound formed is CH4(methane).