Question

Carbon is such an element which forms millions of

compounds whereas no other element does it. Justify the

statement by giving two reasons.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1) - Carbon is such an element which forms millions of compounds whereas no other elements does it.

➡️ 1] - The property allows carbon to form a huge variety of very large & complex molecules.

2] - there are nearly 10 million carbon-based compounds in living things.

3] -However , the millions of organic compounds can be grouped into just for major types .

• 1) - carbohydrates
• 2) - lipids
• 3) - proteins
• 4) - nucleic acid

4] - Carbon is the only element that can form so many different compounds because each carbon atom can form four chemical bonds to other atoms.

5] - & because the carbon atom is just the right, small in size to fit in comfortably as parts of very large molecules.