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Carbon and its Compounds — Science STD 10 — Question

Tamilnadu BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceCarbon and its Compounds1 Mark
Question
Assertion (A): Methane is formed when four electrons of carbon are shared with four hydrogen atoms.
Reason (R): This characteristic of a carbon atom by virtue of which it forms four covalent bonds is referred to as tetra valency of carbon.
(a) (A) is correct and (R) explains (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
(c) (A) is correct but (R) does not explain (A)
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
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Answer

(a) (A) is correct and (R) explains (A)

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