Physical Science
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ISBN: 9780077862626
Author: Bill Tillery, Stephanie J. Slater, Timothy F. Slater
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 14AC
There are millions of organic compounds but only thousands of inorganic compounds because
a. organic compounds were formed by living things.
b. there is more carbon on Earth’s surface than any other element.
c. atoms of elements other than carbon never combine with themselves.
d. carbon atoms can combine with up to four other atoms, including other carbon atoms.
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31. A protein is a polymer formed from the...Ch. 12 - Prob. 32ACCh. 12 - Prob. 33ACCh. 12 - Prob. 34ACCh. 12 - Prob. 35ACCh. 12 - Prob. 36ACCh. 12 - Prob. 37ACCh. 12 - Prob. 38ACCh. 12 - Prob. 39ACCh. 12 - Prob. 40ACCh. 12 - Prob. 41ACCh. 12 - Prob. 42ACCh. 12 - Prob. 43ACCh. 12 - Prob. 44ACCh. 12 - Prob. 45ACCh. 12 - Prob. 46ACCh. 12 -
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