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What could be done to change this carbide ion to a neutral carbon atom? remove 2 electrons add 2 electrons remove 4 electrons add 4 electrons

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A carbide ion is an anion of carbon atom with two carbon atoms with a triple bond connected to each other. Since this carbide ion is a negatively charged ion, in order to convert carbide ion to its neutral carbon atom, it has to give up/remove four electrons. 
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To change a carbide ion to a neutral carbon atom, the four valence electrons must be removed.

A carbide ion is a negative ion with a negative charge of 4 often written as [tex][C] ^{-4}[/tex]. To attain a neutral state, a carbide ion usually combine with a metal to form a metallic carbide.

During the reaction process, since a carbide ion has four valence electron in excess, to become neutral it must loss or share the 2 pairs of the electrons with a metal, giving rise to the metallic carbide.

The basic properties of carbides include the following;

  • they are good conductors of heat.
  • they are good conductors of electricity
  • they have high melting point.

Thus, to change a carbide ion to a neutral carbon atom, the four valence electrons must be removed.

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