What are the two properties of carbon which lead to the formation of a large number of carbon compounds?

Academic Chemistry NCERT Class 10

Catenation (Self linking of carbon atoms to form long chains) and Tetravalency (valency is 4) of carbon leads to the formation of a large number of carbon compounds.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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