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Carbon (electronic configuration `1s ^(2) 2s^(2) 2p^(2)`) exhibits tetravalency . This is due to ______.

A

electrostatic forces

B

allotropy

C

hybridization of orbitals

D

affinity for hydrogen

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C
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