Question

Why carbon is known to form large number of compounds?

Answer 1

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Carbon is the only element that can form so many different compounds because each carbon atom can form four chemical bonds to other atoms, and because the carbon atom is just the right, small size to fit in comfortably as parts of very large molecules. Having the atomic number 6, every carbon atom has a total of six electrons. Two are in a completed inner orbit, while the other four are valance electrons—outer electrons that are available for forming bonds with other atoms. The carbon atom's four valence electrons can be shared by other atoms that have electrons to share, thus forming covalent (shared-electron) bonds. They can even be shared by other carbon atoms, which in turn can share electrons with other carbon atoms and so on, forming long strings of carbon atoms, bonded to each other like links in a chain.

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Answer 2

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carbon is a compound which has tetra valance ( elements that can form 4 bonds)with this, carbon can form long chains.