Home > Chemistry > Introduction to Carbon Chemistry

What property of carbon allows it to form very large, complex, 3-dimensional molecules?

Answer 1

Its ability to catenate, to form long #C-C# chains.........

And not only can carbon form long chains, along the chain, heteroatoms, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, can be substituted, which gives rise to very diverse chemistry, from which, as far as we know, a biology eventually arose.

See this old answer.

By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Answer 2

Kai Bowman

The property of carbon that allows it to form very large, complex, 3-dimensional molecules is its ability to form strong covalent bonds with other carbon atoms, creating long chains, branches, and rings, known as organic molecules. This property is called catenation.

By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.