Question

how does carbon form a very large number of compounds​

Answer 1

Due its property of catination and tetraco valency
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Answer 2

$elo \: dear$
$carbon \: is \: the \: only \: element \: that \: can \: form \: so \: many \: differnt \: compounds \\ because \: each \: carbon \\ atom \: can \: form \: 4chemical \\ bonds \: to \: other \: atoms \\ and \: because \: the \: carbon \\ atom \: just \: the \: right \\ small \: size \: to \: fit \: comfortably \\ as \: parts \: of \: very \: large \: molecule \: \\ carbon \: has \: the \: ability \: to \: form \: large \: chains$
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