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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why is carbon is considered trivalent?

OpenStudy (abb0t):

I think you mean tetravelent?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

carbon is considered to be tetravalent as it has four free valence electrons, which combines with four other atoms to become stable.

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