AP Biology ch 3
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A carbon atom is most likely to form what kind of bond(s) with other atoms?
Covalent
Who was the first to synthesize an organic compound, urea, from inorganic starting materials?
Friedrich Wohler
How many electron pairs does carbon share in order to complete its valence
4
Why are hydrocarbons insoluble in water?
The majority of their bonds are nonpolar covalent carbon-to-hydrogen linkages.
Differences among organisms are caused by
differences in the types and relative amounts of organic molecules
The complexity and variety of organic molecules is due to
the chemical versatility of carbon atoms.
