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What is the significance of carbon having four valence electrons?(1 point)
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The outermost shell never fills making it unstable.
The outermost shell never fills making it unstable.

The outermost shell can only bond with hydrogen.
The outermost shell can only bond with hydrogen.

The outermost shell is full, making it a stable.
The outermost shell is full, making it a stable.

The outermost shell can form up to four covalent bonds.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The outermost shell can form up to four covalent bonds.

(With four valence electrons, carbon can share electrons with up to four other atoms, enabling diverse stable organic molecules.)