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Question
Give reason for the existence of the large number of organic compounds.
Solution
Due to the presence of unique properties of carbon like tetravalency, catenation, and isomerism, a large number of organic compounds are formed. "It is a unique property of carbon atoms to link with other carbon atoms to form long, straight, or branched carbon chains of any length."
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