Question

why carbon ion form large number of compound

Answer 1

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Carbon form large number of compound due to its self linkage property know as
$\: catention$
It is the property due to which a large number of its atoms can be linked with each other by covalent bonds.

As a result of catenation long chains of carbon atom are formed which may be both straight chain as well as branched chain in nature.

$cause \: of \: catenation$
As we know carbon atom is
$tetravalent \:$
in nature which means that it has four valence electrons.
so to complete its
$octet$
it combines with four carbon atom by covalent size .The size of carbon atom is quite Small (atomic radius =77pm) and the strenght of C----C bond is quite high (355 kj mol^-1 .This means that any number of carbon atoms can be linked by covalent bonds resulting in self linkage known as Catenation.

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