Why does carbon form largest number of compounds

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(a) Why does carbon form largest number of compounds? (b) Why are some of these called saturated and other unsaturated compounds? (c) Which of these two is more reactive? (d) Write the names of the

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(a)The credit for carbon to form largest no. of compound goes to its tetravalency property, and high catenation property..
(b)Carbon and hydrogen compounds whose adjacent carbon atoms contain only one C-C bond are saturated while that with one C=C r unsaturated..
(c)Sigma bonds r strongest so hard to break whereas, double bonds r weaker so react easily..

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