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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How many valence electrons does a carbon atom have?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(2,4)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The proton number for carbon is 6 and since the first shell must have only 2 electrons and the other shells will have a maximum of 8 electrons

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah it has 4 valence electrons

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