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Carbon is a tetravalent atom.

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i. Carbon is a non-metal having atomic number 6.
ii. The electronic configuration of carbon is (2, 4).
iii. There are four electrons present in the outermost shell of a carbon atom. So, its valency is 4.
Hence, carbon is a tetravalent atom.
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