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crimeas [40]
3 years ago
14

Why is carbon said to provide a “backbone” in many molecules?(1 point)

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1 answer:
slega [8]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The carbon atom has unique properties that allow it to form covalent bonds to as many as four different atoms, making this versatile element ideal to serve as the basic structural component, or “backbone,” of the macromolecules.

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