How Many Electrons Does Carbon Have? Does carbon have 4 or 6 electrons?
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How Many Electrons Does Carbon Have? Does carbon have 4 or 6 electrons?
Answer: Carbon has 6 electrons (1s2 2s2 2p2) in its ground state configuration. If we consider 2s2 and 2p2 as participating in bond formation in H-C-H then it has 4 unpaired electrons which means it has 2 valences (2,4).
The ATOMIC NUMBER of an element in the periodic table is simply the number of electrons contained in that element. CARBON has an atomic number of 6. Each CARBON ATOM has six electrons.