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Covalent Bonding in H2, N2 and O2

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When a carbon atom shares its valence electrons with other atoms, it attains its nearest noble gas configuration, which is of _______.

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Carbon has four valence electrons. It forms four covalent bonds by sharing its valence electrons and attains the nearest noble gas configuration. The nearest noble gas configuration for carbon is neon which has 8 valence electrons.

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Q. Assertion :Carbon shows tetravalency in all carbon compounds. Reason: Carbon shares its four valence electrons with other atoms and forms four single covalent bonds to get the nearest noble gas configuration.

Q. Assertion (A): An oxygen atom shares 2 electrons with 2 hydrogen atoms to form a water molecule.
Reason (R): Oxygen and hydrogen atoms need 2 and 1 electron respectively to attain the nearest noble gas configuration.

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.

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molecule attains the noble gas configuration by sharing of electrons between the two Br atoms.
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