What is unique about carbon?

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anor277
Jan 9, 2017

Its ability to #"catenate................."#, that is to form #C-C# chains.

Explanation:

See this [old answer.](https://socratic.org/questions/why-is-carbon-important-for-forming-complicated-molecules?source=search)

Equivalent chemistry based on #"silicon"# is much more unlikely due to unfavourable thermodynamic and kinetic properties.

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