Question

what causes the existence of very large number of carbon compounds​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ɪs ᴜɴɪǫᴜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅɪᴄ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ. ɪᴛ ʜᴀs ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs. ... ᴛʜɪs sᴇʟғ ʟɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʟᴇᴀᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴇxɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅ.

Explanation:

ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛs ʜᴇʟᴘs

Answer 2

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Carbon is unique element in the periodic table. It has 4 valence electrons. This self linking property of carbon atom is called catenation, which leads to existance of very large number of carbon compound.