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About 80 percent of all chemical compounds on earth contain carbon.why is carbon found in so many compounds?

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Answer:

Carbon is the most used and important atom among all that exist.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Carbon atom is special because it can form total of four chemical bonds with other atoms.
  • Also carbon atom has very perfect size that is very right to fit comfortably as being the parts or base of very large molecules.
  • Hydrocarbons are the base of every fuel used today and even carbon dioxide includes carbon within which our life is dependent.
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