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Carbon burns in air and forms two oxides...

Carbon burns in air and forms two oxides CO and `CO_2`.This shows that carbon has :

A

Two allotropic forms

B

Two oxidation states

C

Two isotopes

D

4 electrons in valence shell

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B
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