10.Carbon is the element that is the foundation for all organic compounds because it is able
to form up to FOUR covalent bonds with other elements
a. True
b. False
Why is carbon so basic to life? The reason is carbon's ability to form stable bonds with many elements, including itself. This property allows carbon to form a huge variety of very large and complex molecules. In fact, there are nearly 10 million carbon-based compounds in living things
