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What are the two properties of carbon which lead to the huge number of carbon compounds we see around us?

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The two properties of carbon are:
(a) Catenation and (b) Tetra Covalency of carbon atom. Catenation is the unique property of carbon due to which carbon atoms can link among themselves to form a straight banched or close chain. Due to tetravalency, the carbon atom can form single, double, or triple covalent bond. This is carbon leads to the large number of compounds.
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