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frez [133]
3 years ago
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What gives carbon the ability to form chains that are almost unlimited in length?​

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1 answer:
romanna [79]3 years ago
3 0

Answer: it has 4 electrons surrounding it. Every electron wants to be bonded to another electron. That means every atom want 8 electrons total. Carbon on its own only has 4 electrons. That means it can make 4 bonds.

Explanation: it has 4 electrons surrounding it. Every electron wants to be bonded to another electron. That means every atom want 8 electrons total. Carbon on its own only has 4 electrons. That means it can make 4 bonds.

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