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Models for the electron orbitals and energy shells of carbon

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Carbon atoms have only four electrons in their outer (second) energy shell, which allows carbon to form four covalent bonds. When carbon forms four covalent bonds, the result is four hybrid orbitals of equal energy called sp3 orbitals.
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