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shepuryov
3 months ago
12

The structural diversity of carbon-based molecules is determined by which properties?

Physics
1 answer:
Yuliya22 [3.3K]3 months ago
5 0

Explanation:

The diverse structures of carbon-based compounds are influenced by several factors:

1. the capacity of bonds to rotate freely,

2. the ability of carbon to create four covalent bonds,

3. the spatial arrangement of bonds resembling a tetrahedron.

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