Which statement best describes why carbon can form a wide variety of organic compounds?

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Carbon can form a wide variety of organic compounds because:

Each carbon atom covalently bonds with toms of carbon, hydrogen oxygen, and nitrogen

A carbon atom can have 4 single valence electrons around it. This allows it to form covalent bonds with many different atoms.

adell [148]3 years ago

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B) <span>Each carbon atom covalently bonds with atoms of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen</span>

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