Chemistry
Carbon forms innumerable compounds because
- it has four electrons in its outermost shell.
- it behaves as a metal as well as a non-metal.
- carbon atoms can form long chains.
- it combines with other elements to form covalent compounds.
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carbon atoms can form long chains
Reason — Carbon forms innumerable compounds because it has a unique property to link themselves together to form very long chains of different sizes which may be straight, branched or cyclic. This property is called catenation.
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