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Carbon is the element upon which all organic chemistry is
based. It generally contains 6 protons and 6 neutrons. As you can see in the image to the right it has a tetrahedral shape.
This causes it to form mirror images. The electrons in the outer energy
level of carbon are unpaired and all form nonpolar covalent bonds
Carbon is a very common element and it has a very high self bonding capacity. This allows it to form the long chains and rings that make up most of the complex organic molecules
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