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Q: Why carbon is the most essential atom considered to be the backbone atom of life?
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What atom forms the backbone of most biological molecules?

Carbon


What atom makes up the backbone of biological macro molecules?

Carbon


What type of atom forms the central backbone of the glucose molecule?

carbon atoms forms the backbone of glucose molecule


What kind of atom forms the backbone of monomer and a polymer?

The Carbon atom usually forms the backbone of polymers and quite often oxygen can do also as in polyether polyols etc.


Is ptfe a fluorocarbon?

It is. It consists of a long carbon backbone with two fluorine atoms bonded to each carbon atom.


How does the backbone sugar differ between DNA and RNA?

The backbone sugar of RNA is ribose, which is a five carbon carbohydrate. When the oxygen atom from carbon number 2 is lost, it gives deoxy ribose, which is the backbone sugar for DNA.


What atom is considered the building blocks of every molecule that is essential to life?

Carbon is the correct element owever, hydrogen, oxygen, nirtogen and phosphorus are also very important.


What atom apart from carbon can an organic compound contain?

Organic compounds can contain any element, as long as they bond on the sides of the carbon backbone of the molecule.


Is methane a carbon?

Methane has the molecular structure of CH4, it contains a carbon atom, thus it is a carbon compound. But it is not itself considered carbon.


Is carbon dioxide organic or inorganic compound?

First, a note: Capitalization is important in chemistry. You most likely mean CO2, which is carbon dioxide. Co2 would be a diatomic molecule of cobalt, which does not exist. CO2 is inorganic because even though it contains carbon it does not contain hydrogen.


What is the smallest particle that retains the properties of an element?

By definition, an atom of an element is the smallest particle of the element that retains its chemical properties. The answer is "an atom of carbon." A group of 6 protons. It could have 6 neutrons and 6 electrons, but it does not necessarily have to. It could have a different amount of neutrons and hence a different weight (an isotope), or a different number of electrons and be electrically charged (an ion). These are all still considered to be carbon atoms and chemically act as carbon.


Why carbon dioxide considered as compound?

It is made of more than one atom. Carbon and Oxygen, it is therefore a compound of these two.