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What characteristic of carbon atoms helps to explain the wide variety of organic compounds ???
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What characteristic of carbon atoms helps to explain the wide variety of organic compounds ???

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Carbon atoms have 4 valence electrons, so they can gain or lose 4 electrons, or even bond with 4 more atoms
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The characteristic is that carbon atoms can form up to 4 single covalent bonds.
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