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Q · Organic Chemistry Medium · 45s
Consider the following statements about the nature of carbon: 1. Carbon has a valency of four. 2. Carbon readily forms ionic compounds with metals. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
TopicOrganic Chemistry
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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Carbon is tetravalent (valency 4) but it does not form ionic compounds easily due to high ionisation energy and small size — it forms covalent bonds.
Final Answer: Option A - 1 only