What type of atom is a carbon atom?
Correct answer: D. Tetravalent
- A. Divalent
- B. Monovalent
- C. Trivalent
- D. Tetravalent
Explanation
A tetravalent atom can form four bonds. Carbon is tetravalent because it has four valence electrons that can form bonds with other atoms.
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