Which of the following is a partial explanation for the large number of compound

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Which of the following is a partial explanation for the large number of compounds of carbon that are known?

A. Carbon can form strong ionic bonds with all elements.

B. Carbon is strongly electronegative and can thus form stable covalent compounds with electronegative elements such as nitrogen, oxygen, and fluorine

C. Carbon can readily expand its valence shell to accommodate more than eight electrons and thus form double and triple bonds.

D. Carbon can form stable bonds with elements like nitrogen and oxygen because it does not have lone pairs of electrons to destabilize these bonds.

Explanation / Answer

Partial explanation for large number of carbon compounds would be,

B. Carbon is strongly electronegative and can thus form stable covalent compounds with electronegative elements such as nitrogen, oxygen, and fluorine

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