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What about the carbon atom makes it an ideal atom to form the backbone or skelton for most biological compounds?
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Carbon atoms can bond together to form single, double, and triple bonds, long chains, branched chains, and rings, which enables carbon to form so many different compounds with hydrogen, oxygen, and other atoms like phosphorus, nitrogen, and sulfur.
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Which biological molecule is called the backbone of biological molecules and is not used in diagrams?
carbon
What compounds are released during metabolism?
You get water and carbon bi oxide by biological oxidation of the fats and glycogen. You get water, carbon bi oxide and urea by biological oxidation of the amine acids.
What allows carbon to form a backbone for different compounds?
Because C has 4 unpaired electrons, it has the most amount of possible bonds. This means that it would be in the center of compounds. HH is on the outside because it has the fewest, one.
What do the backbones of some compounds have hundreds or thousands of?
You are probably thinking of hydrocarbon polymers such as polythene, which can have a backbone of about 20,000 carbon atoms, with some forms that are even longer. However the biggest polymers are the biological ones whose structures are more complex, having chains based on carbon but with other elements too. An example would be a protein which basically consists of many linked amino acids. Each segment has a carbon chain, but they are linked by nitrogens and oxygens,
What is the definition of Organic Compounds?
organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen. the inoganic compounds dont
Which biological molecule is called the backbone of biological molecules and is not used in diagrams?
carbon
What atom forms the backbone of most biological molecules?
Carbon
What atom makes up the backbone of biological macro molecules?
Carbon
What are the biological compounds of oil?
Crude oil compounds: Carbon, hydrogen, sulfur nitrogen, oxygen, metals, salts.
Biological chemistry is devoted primarily to the study of compounds containing what element?
carbon!
What are organic componuds?
From a chemistry point of view, organic compounds are carbon compounds and organic chemistry is the study of carbon and its derivatives. But from a biological aspect, organic compounds are those that are obtained from plants or animals.
What is an organic source?
From a chemistry point of view, organic compounds are carbon compounds and organic chemistry is the study of carbon and its derivatives. But from a biological aspect, organic compounds are those that are obtained from plants or animals.
What is organic chemistrey?
From a chemistry point of view, organic compounds are carbon compounds and organic chemistry is the study of carbon and its derivatives. But from a biological aspect, organic compounds are those that are obtained from plants or animals.
What are inorganic compounds?
westsideInorganic compounds are of inanimate, not biological, origin. Inorganic compounds lack carbon and hydrogen atoms and are synthesized by the agency of geological systems.
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.
Why is carbon is particularly important for the existence of life on earth?
because it is the base (or backbone) of hydrocarbons and other organic compounds .
What compounds are released during metabolism?
You get water and carbon bi oxide by biological oxidation of the fats and glycogen. You get water, carbon bi oxide and urea by biological oxidation of the amine acids.
