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Talk to whomever asked this question. Let them know that there is more than one element that does this.
What most people think when they think of chains of atoms is carbon. But silicon also forms long chain molecules. This is not an obscure fact; it's very well known and the basis of products all around you, like hair conditioners and bathtub caulk.
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∙ 13y agoit should be chinesite or Indianite. Maybe even Asianite?
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∙ 12y agoThe most common such element is silicon, in the silicone polymers and solid silicon dioxide. However, carbon can also form such structures.
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∙ 13y agoi guess it is carbon
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∙ 6y agoThis element is carbon.
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∙ 11y agoCarbon
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∙ 15y agoCarbon
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Nitrogen carbon and silicon
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Is oxygen a negative charge?
As an element oxygen is neutral, but it forms negative ions.
Why is it important that oxygen forms a diatomic molecule?
It is the most stable form of oxygen as an element.
Why organisms need carbon?
Its the only element that forms long chain compounds.
Oxygen and what element forms a covalent bond?
Oxygen and oxygen. O=O. Or, say oxygen and carbon, CO. Oxygen and many other nonmetals con form covalent bonds.
Is Oxygen a covalent bond or a ionic bond?
Oxygen is an element. It forms chemical bonds with another oxygen atom, forming a nonpolar covalent bond. It forms covalent bonds with other nonmetals, and ionic bonds with metals.
Is oxygen a charged?
As an element oxygen is neutral, but it forms negative ions.
Is oxygen anion or cation?
Oxygen is an element. It normally forms anions.
Is oxygen the element that forms the backbone of most polymers?
False the answer is carbon not oxygen ^_^
Is oxygen a negative charge?
As an element oxygen is neutral, but it forms negative ions.
Is oxygen an element compound or mixture?
its an element. It is usually encountered as O2. There are other allotropic forms the best known is O3 ozone.
Why is it important that oxygen forms a diatomic molecule?
It is the most stable form of oxygen as an element.
Is water and oxygen a compound?
No. Water is a compound. Oxygen is an element. Oxygen dissolved in water forms a mixture.
What forms the back bone of a DNA chain?
The backbone of DNA is formed by linked alternating phosphate groups and deoxyribose sugars.
Is oxygen is element or compound?
Oxygen is both a compound and an element. In nature, Oxygen forms bonds with itself to form a compound consisting of two elemental oxygen atoms to form one compounded oxygen molecule. This is O2.
Molecule of oxygen?
The element oxygen has two molecular forms: O2 for 'plain' oxygen gas and O3 for ozone
What element forms a double bond with oxygen making a molecule with one atom of the element and one atom of oxygen?
Carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen itself all have this property.
Why organisms need carbon?
Its the only element that forms long chain compounds.
