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What properties enable carbon atoms from polymer and so many other compounds?
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∙ 11y ago
Carbon forms four covalent bonds, either with other carbon atoms, producing chains or rings of various lenghts and shapes, or with other atoms, such as characteristic chemical groups that confer specific properties on a molecule. This is the basis for the incredible diversity of organic compounds. Organisms can link a small number of monomers into different arrangements to produce a huge variety of polymers. Book: Biology: Concepts and connections (sixth edition) Authors: Campbell, Reece, Taylor, Simon and Dickey Publisher: Pearson :Benjamin Cummings Chapters to look at for more information: Chapter 3 pg32-48
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoCarbon can form polymers and many other chemical compounds because of its tetravalent property; i'e., its capacity to bond with one or up to other four C atoms,generating linear or branching long Carbon-based skeletons on which other atoms can be added.
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