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Meave60
Mar 15, 2017

The number of valence electrons in a neutral carbon atom has four valence electrons, not eight. It is in group 14/IVA, not group 8. Only noble gases exist in nature with 8 valence electrons.

Explanation:

The electron configuration for a neutral carbon atom is "1s"^2"2s"^2"2p"^2. The valence electrons are the highest energy s and p sublevels.

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