Why carbon forms covalent bond\xa0
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Ans.\xa0It has 4 electrons in its outermost shell (Half filled shell) and it is energetically unfavorable to add or remove 4 electrons to gain stability. It thus shares the electrons and forms covalent bonds.
Carbon forms covalent compound because it cant gain or lose its atoms due to energy considerations, so, its form its bond by sharing which is known as covalent bond.