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Why is carbon a uniquely suited to form biological macromolecules?
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∙ 10y ago
this is because carbon only has four electrons on its outer shell. the out shell can and "wants" to hold 8 electrons, so in order to do this it bonds (in a covalent bond) with other 4 atoms which creates large and diverse molecules.
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∙ 10y agoexplain how carbon is uniquely suited to form biological macromolecules
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How does carbon's ability to form four bonds make it uniquely suited to form macromolecules?
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False.
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How does carbon's ability to form four bonds make it uniquely suited to form macromolecules?
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