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When carbon burns in air, it forms two o...

When carbon burns in air, it forms two oxides CO and `CO_(2)`. This shows that carbon has:

A

two allotropic forms

B

two oxidation states

C

two isotopes

D

four electrons in valency shells.

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B
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