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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how are the carbon atoms able to form organic compounds

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how are the carbon atoms able to form many organic compounds

OpenStudy (abhisar):

Hello @erma , Welcome to OpenStudy ! Carbon has a special property of catanation. This is the reason why it is able to form large number of organic compounds.

OpenStudy (abhisar):

`Catenation is the linkage of atoms of the same element into longer chains. `

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