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a) What is the valency of carbon?
b) How many electrons are needed for carbon to attain octet configuration?
c) Draw the electron dot diagram of methane (`CH_4`), the compound formed by the combination of carbon and hydrogen.

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a) 4
b) 4
c) Methane (.CH_4.)
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