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Question
Higher Order Thinking Skill.
Why do carbon exist mostly in combined state?
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Solution
Carbon is an element that can form many different compounds, as each carbon atom can form 4 chemical bonds with other atoms and because the carbon atom is just the right size to fit in comfortably as parts of very large molecules.
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