OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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it’s atom number 6 on the periodic table
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it’s found in organic compounds
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it must easily forms hydrogen bonds with water in our bodies, which helps water become more soluble
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it readily forms bonds with itself and other atoms because of its desire to get 4 more valence electrons
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because carbon has four electrons in its valence (outer) shell, it can form four covalent bonds with other atoms or molecules. This enables carbon to share four electron pairs with other atoms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carbon has four valence electrons, so it can achieve a full outer energy level by forming four covalent bonds. When it bonds only with hydrogen, it forms compounds called hydrocarbons. There are millions of known carbon compounds, and carbon is the only element that can form so many different compounds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Catenation is the linkage of atoms of the same element to form long chains of compounds. Carbon shows the property of Catenation because of its tetravalency.
Detailed explanation-4: -Carbon is phenomenally important to life as we understand it. The ability to form bonds with up to four different atoms gives carbon an incredible chemical diversity, and allows for carbon to make long chains and aromatic compounds.