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The element carbon is present in all organic compounds. Which reason would explain why there are so many different types of organic compounds? A) Carbon is a nonmetal. B) Carbon has an atomic number of six. C) Carbon can form four covalent bonds. D) Carbon has a total of six electrons.

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B) Carbon has anatomicnumber of 6
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The answer is d. Since, carbon can form four covalent bonds it can react with other elements to create other organic compounds. The atomic number doesn't prove anything about organic compounds. The atomic number only says what is the charge of the element.