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Carbon has the unique property to form bonds with other atoms of carbon.
`-overset(|)(C)-overset(|)underset(-overset(|)underset(|)(C)-)(C)-overset(|)(C)-`
Carbon is:

A

Divalent

B

Monovalent

C

tetravalent

D

Trivalent

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The correct Answer is:
C
Carbon has valency of four. It is capable of bonding with four other atoms of carbon or atoms of some other monovalent element, Carbon can form bond with Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulphur, Chlorine and many other elements giving rise to compounds with specific properties.
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