both other elements and carbon
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other elements to form a wide variety of compounds, due to their ability to form multiple bonds. This helps create the diversity of organic molecules found in nature, with carbon serving as the backbone of these compounds.
Carbon atoms readily link to one another to form a chain
Draw 8 carbon atoms in a row. And then join three hydrogen atoms to every carbon atom in the corners. Join two to the every other.
No, Carbon trioxide is not a stable compound. Under normal conditions, carbon atoms and oxygen atoms predominantly form carbon dioxide (CO2) through a covalent bond. Carbon trioxide is a theoretical compound that is highly reactive and unstable, and is not commonly observed in nature.
There are four carbon atoms in butyne.
Carbon atoms are the building blocks of organic molecules. In C2H6 (ethane), there are 2 carbon atoms and 6 hydrogen atoms.