Question

how does carbon from many compounds?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Tetravalency: As carbon has 4 electrons in its valence shell and hence can share these electrons with other elements to form large numbers of compounds. It can share its 4 electrons with different atoms or molecules thus generating enormous compounds. ... This leads to the large number of organic compounds.

Answer 2

The reasons for the formation of large number of compounds are:

1. Tetravalency: As carbon has 4 electrons in its valence shell and hence can share these electrons with other elements to form large numbers of compounds. It can share its 4 electrons with different atoms or molecules thus generating enormous compounds.

2. Catenation: Catenation is the property of self linking that is the ability of an atom to link to itself. Carbon forms strong bonds with another carbon due to the overlapping of orbitals. This leads to the large number of organic compounds.

Due to the small size of carbon the nucleus holds the lone pair of electrons tightly.