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QUESTION
What are the symbol & valence of carbon?
The symbol is C.
Atomic carbon has six electrons: two inner shell (core) electrons in the 1s orbital, and four valence (outer most shell) electrons in the 2s and 2p orbitals. When bonded with a full octet (such as in methane) carbon has eight (two per covalent bond). Each hydrogen atom has two .
