Answer
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Carbon has the ability to form chains with other atoms that produce Covalent bonds;
Carbon does so with four valence electrons, and Carbon forms the molecules required for life.
Biology 2010 Student Edition
by Miller, Kenneth R.; Levine, Joseph S.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
9780133669510
ISBN 13:
978-0-13366-951-0
Chapter 2, The Chemistry of Life - 2.3 - Carbon Compounds - 2.3 Assessment - Page 49: 1b
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