How Many Electron Pairs Does Carbon Share in Order to Complete

Question

How many electron pairs does carbon share in order to complete its valence shell?
A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4
E)8

Accepted Answer

Carbon has 4 valence electrons and needs 4 more electrons to complete its valence shell. Therefore, it shares electrons with 4 other atoms, each contributing one electron to a covalent bond, resulting in sharing 4 electron pairs.