Question

Discuss and explain why carbon is an unusually important element. Summarize in your own words. Don't copy and paste from google.

Answer 1

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carbon has two distinct properties le (a) Tetravalency (b) catenation. carbon has tefravalency as a result It can torn y bonds with different atoms, at same or different elements :. It can yonm a vast numbers of compound like Chy, graphene. etc useful compounds Due to this tetravalent property carbon forms a lot of hydrocarchon like Chy, ethane, butane which are essentials as fuel in houses and automobile industries. catenation is the property of carbon because of conich it undergoes Self-linking and forms long chain compounds and cyclic compounds. which are useful in day to day lite lice and in industries, .. Because 04 the above to properties carbon forms a lot of compounde which are useful-