{"id":5713,"date":"2022-10-24T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T19:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valenceelectrons.com\/?p=5713"},"modified":"2023-09-09T02:02:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:02:42","slug":"ccl4-valence-electrons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valenceelectrons.com\/ccl4-valence-electrons\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find the Valence Electrons for Carbon Tetrachloride?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The total number of electrons in the last orbit of an element is called the valence electrons of that element. Two or more elements combine to form compounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The valence electrons of a compound are the sum of the total valence electrons<\/a> of each element in that compound. Carbon tetrachloride consists of two atoms. One is a carbon atom and the other is a chlorine atom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The valence electrons of\u00a0carbon tetrachloride are the sum of the total\u00a0valence\u00a0electrons of carbon<\/a>\u00a0and chlorine in the compound CCl4<\/sub>. The carbon tetrachloride compound has a total of thirty-two electrons in the last\u00a0orbits of carbon<\/a>\u00a0and chlorine.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bond structure of carbon tetrachloride<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Hence, the total number of valence electrons in carbon tetrachloride is thirty-two. To determine the valence electrons of a compound, the number of valence electrons in each element of the compound must be known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article discusses in detail how to determine the valence electrons of carbon<\/a> tetrachloride very easily. Hopefully, after reading this article you will know more about this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to easily determine the number of valence electrons of CCl4<\/sub>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The symbol form of carbon tetrachloride is CCl4<\/sub>. To determine the valence electrons of CCl4<\/sub>, it is first necessary to know the valence electrons of the chlorine<\/a> and carbon atoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To determine the valence electrons of carbon tetrachloride we have to follow two steps. It is shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Determine the valence electrons of carbon and chlorine atoms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The atomic number of carbon<\/a> is 6. So its total number of electrons is six. The electron configuration<\/a> of carbon shows that it has four electrons in its last orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Valence electrons of carbon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

We already know that the electrons in the last orbit of an element are the valence electrons of that element. Therefore, the valence electrons of carbon are four.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Valence electrons of chlorine(Cl)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

On the other hand, the\u00a0atomic number of chlorine\u00a0is 17. So its total number of electrons is seventeen. The\u00a0electron configuration of chlorine<\/a>\u00a0shows that it has seven electrons in its last orbit. Therefore, the valence electrons of chlorine are seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 2: Determine the total number of valence electrons in the carbon tetrachloride compound<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Carbon tetrachloride is a compound. It is composed of one carbon atom and four chlorine atoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, adding the valence electrons of one carbon atom and the valence electrons of four chlorine<\/a> atoms can easily determine the valence electrons of carbon tetrachloride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathematical Analysis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCl4<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n

= 4 + (7\u00d74)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

= 32<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carbon (C)<\/strong><\/td>Chlorine (Cl)<\/strong><\/td>Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4<\/sub>)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>7<\/td>32<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Valence electrons of carbon, chlorine and carbon tetrachloride<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From the above mathematical analysis, we can see that the total number of electrons in the outermost orbit of carbon tetrachloride is thirty-two. Therefore, the valence electrons of carbon tetrachloride are thirty-two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do you need to know the valence electrons of an element?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to knowing the number of electrons of an element<\/a>, it is also necessary to know the number of valence electrons of that element. The number of valence electrons of an element carries important properties of that element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many important properties of elements and compounds can be determined by valence electrons. Some important features are mentioned below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n