Select the characteristics of silicon that make it less well adapted than carbon to be the central organizing element for life. Silicon cannot form stable bonds with oxygen, whereas carbon can. Silicon does not bond with other atoms as strongly as carbon does. Silicon bonds are not as stable in water as carbon bonds. ✔ Silicon can only bond with three other atoms, whereas carbon can bond with four other atoms.

Select the characteristics of silicon that make it less well adapted than carbon to be the central organizing element for life. Silicon cannot form stable bonds with oxygen, whereas carbon can. Silicon does not bond with other atoms as strongly as carbon does. Silicon bonds are not as stable in water as carbon bonds. ✔ Silicon can only bond with three other atoms, whereas carbon can bond with four other atoms.

Chemistry

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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