Q: What type of electrons does carbon have?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Carbon is a nonmetal in group 14 of the periodic table. Like other group 14 compounds, carbon has four valence electrons. Valence electrons are the electrons in the outer energy level of an atom that are involved in chemical bonds. The valence electrons of carbon are shown in Figure below .

 Choices:

- shell

- ionic

- gradient

- valence


A:
valence