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Why does organic chemistry alone account for millions of known compounds, far more than the rest of the periodic table’s elements combined?

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1. Why does organic chemistry alone account for millions of known compounds, far more than the rest of the periodic table’s elements combined?

Carbon has a unique ability to form long chains and rings, unmatched by almost any other element

Carbon cannot form chains or rings of any kind, unlike other elements

Organic chemistry actually accounts for fewer compounds than inorganic chemistry

All elements form an identical number of compounds as carbon does

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