Practise IB Biology SL B1.1.1 by using four-bond capacity, covalent bonding and carbon-chain structures to explain why carbon supports diverse compounds.
Carbon is an essential element for life on Earth and must be distributed and recycled within ecosystems.
Outline the chemical properties of carbon that allow it to form diverse compounds.
a. carbon can form 4 bonds;
b. carbon forms covalent bonds;
c. carbon can form single or double/triple bonds;
d. carbon can form bonds with other carbon atoms / with other (non-metallic) elements;
e. carbon can form branched / unbranched chains;
f. carbon can form single / multiple rings;
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