The statement which best explains why carbon is present in so many kinds of molecules is because <u>it can form four covalent bonds.
<em /></u>It isn't rare on Earth, so A is incorrect. It has valence electrons, so C is incorrect. It cannot become an ion, so D is incorrect.<u>
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I know for a fact c is one of the correct answers and I also think b is the other correct one
