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Question
Give reasons for the existence of the large number of organic compounds.
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Solution
Tetravalency, catenation, and isomerism, among other unique properties of carbon, lead to the formation of a large number of organic compounds. “It is a unique property of carbon atoms to link with other carbon atoms to form long, straight or branched carbon chains of any length.”
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