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Carbon ( which has 6 electrons ) never forms ions. Why not?rnif it did, what do you think its charge would be?
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Carbon has 6 electrons and 6 protons, making it electrically neutral. To form an ion, an atom must gain or lose electrons, resulting in a net electrical charge. Carbon's electronegativity and electron configuration make it stable in its neutral state, and it does not readily gain or lose electrons to form ions. If it were to form an ion, it would likely gain 4 electrons to achieve a stable octet configuration, resulting in a charge of -4.
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