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Why is carbon tetravalent?

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Carbon atom has 4 electrons in the outermost shell, so it requires 4 more electrons to achieve the stable, 8-electron arrangement. Thus, the valency of carbon is 4, and so it is tetravalent (tetra for four, valent for valency)
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