Question

Select all that apply. Which of the following are not properties of carbon? It's very cohesive and adhesive. It can form polymers like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. It can regulate temperature. Decomposition of molecules can occur readily, releasing needed energy. ANSWER CHOICES ONLY

Answer 1

Answer;

• It can form polymers like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
• It can regulate temperature.
• Decomposition of molecules can occur readily, releasing needed energy.

Explanation;

• Carbon has an exceptional ability to bind with a wide variety of other elements.
• Carbon makes four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds, allowing carbon atoms to form multiple stable bonds with other small atoms, including hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
• Carbon is the only element that can form so many different compounds because each carbon atom can form four chemical bonds to other atoms.

Answer 2

Explanation:

When attraction between same or similar molecules occur then this property is known as cohesion. Whereas when attraction between different molecules occur then this property is known as adhesion.

So, carbon atom is also able to combine with same or different atoms. Hence, carbon atom shows properties of both adhesion and cohesion.

Catenation is the property of a carbon atom to combine with its own atoms resulting in the formation of long chains. Hence, carbon atom is also able to form polymers such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.

On the other hand carbon atom is not able to regulate temperature and it is unable to decompose molecules by releasing needed energy.

Therefore, we can conclude that following are not properties of carbon.

• It can regulate temperature.

• Decomposition of molecules can occur readily, releasing needed energy.