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To become stable, carbon forms covalent bonds withhydrogen atoms.

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one
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two
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three
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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).

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