Why can't carbon form 4 covalent bond with carbon atom, like carbon double bond and triple bond

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The 4 covalent bond is energetically not favourable. To form the 4 covalent bonds , two carbon atom needs to come very closer. As they come closer , the system become highly unstable because of repulsion of the electrons. Hence it is not possible for carbon to make 4 covalent bonds.

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