Carbon MUST have four lines (bonds) connected to it. If it has three, it’s unhappy; if it has five, it’s impossible.
These are "polymers"—massive, repeating chains of carbon. Organic Chemistry for DUMMIES
Your DNA, your muscles, and the scent of a flower are all just organic molecules interacting based on their shapes. Summary of Basics Carbon is the backbone and always makes 4 bonds. Carbon MUST have four lines (bonds) connected to it
Carbon usually hangs out with Hydrogen (1 bond), Oxygen (2 bonds), and Nitrogen (3 bonds). You can remember this using the acronym HONC (1, 2, 3, 4 bonds respectively). 2. Drawing the Molecules (The Secret Code) if it has five
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