Why is carbon said to provide a “backbone” in many molecules?(1 point)

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Carbon atoms can form chains and branches with each other, and other atoms can attach to these.
Carbon atoms can form chains and branches with each other, and other atoms can attach to these.

Carbon atoms have half-full shells of electrons, allowing electrical signals to pass through them easily.
Carbon atoms have half-full shells of electrons, allowing electrical signals to pass through them easily.

Carbon atoms have long narrow shapes, allowing many other atoms to attach to them.
Carbon atoms have long narrow shapes, allowing many other atoms to attach to them.

Carbon atoms have full shells of electrons, allowing electrical signals to pass through them easily.

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Carbon atoms can form chains and branches with each other, and other atoms can attach to these.

This is because carbon can form stable covalent bonds with other carbon atoms as well as with various other elements, allowing for the creation of a vast array of complex and diverse molecular structures, which is why carbon is often referred to as providing a "backbone" in organic molecules.