Biology

Cherish Erickson

29 June, 04:02

Carbon has four valence electrons. This means that it either needs to gain four electrons or lose four electrons in order to have a full octet in its outer shell. What type of bond is carbon most likely to form with another carbon atom?

A) a covalent bond, because carbon ions are unstable

B) an ionic bond, because carbon ions are unstable

C) an ionic bond, because carbon will form a stable positive ion

D) a covalent bond, because carbon will form a stable negative ion