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OpenStudy (daniellelovee):

How many covalent bonds must each carbon atom have around it in an organic or biochemical molecule? 1 2 3 4

OpenStudy (daniellelovee):

@JoannaBlackwelder

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

Carbon has 4 valence electrons, so it needs 4 covalent bonds to have an octet.

OpenStudy (daniellelovee):

thank you!

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