RE: Evolution Facts
July 12, 2014 at 5:22 am
(This post was last modified: July 12, 2014 at 5:23 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(July 12, 2014 at 4:15 am)Luckie Wrote: Wiki'd it:
An organic compound, by definition, is one which contains carbon and at least one of: hydrogen or oxygen.
Such organic compounds are common because carbon can bond with up to four separate elements at one time.
Carbon is the smallest tetravalent atom, so it forms strong covalent bonds
Carbon is the most abundant tetravalent atom.
In simpler language, carbon is the whore of the periodic table.
Boru
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