What are carbon's valence electrons, how many elements can bind with it, can it double or triple bond? What type of bonds are these? and which are the strongest

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anonymous · Answer

carbon can double and triple bond... looking for more info

anonymous · Answer

Carbon has 4 valence electrons

anonymous · Answer

the higher the number of bonds the stronger that bonding so a triple bond is strongest

anonymous · Answer

for info on bond types and more... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon%E2%80%93carbon_bond