Covalency of carbon in CO is three because

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an unexcited carbon atom has two unpaired electrons

the C-atom has four valence electrons

the C-atom can be an acceptor of an electron pair

the maximum covalency of carbon is three

answer is C.

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Covalency of an element is defined as the number of covalent bonds formed by the atom of the element with other atoms.

Covalency of carbon in the CO molecule is three because the carbon atom can be an acceptor of an electron pair. Thus, in CO molecule, 2 covalent and one coordinate bond is present.

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