What is the valency of carbon? Why?
The valency of carbon is 4.
Carbon is having 4 electrons in its outermost shell which is the 2nd shell. It can use all of these 4 electrons to form bonds with other substances and itself. Hence, the valency off carbon is taken as 4.
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