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Carbon generally forms compounds by covalent bonds.

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Carbon generally form compounds by covalent bonds because carbon can neither donate nor accept four electrons for completing its octet.
ii. Hence, carbon atom shares its four valence electrons with other atoms of carbon or with atoms of other elements to form covalent bonds.
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