Class 11ChemistryClassification of Elements and Periodicity in PropertiesValency and oxidation state
MediumWhat is the valency of carbon? When carbon possesses three bonds,it does not have a charge; when does such a thing happen and why?
(N/A) The valency of carbon is $4$. When carbon forms three bonds and remains neutral,it is known as a carbon free radical. This happens because the carbon atom possesses one unpaired electron in its $p$-orbital,making it a neutral species despite having only three covalent bonds.
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