Chemistry - Organic Chemistry - Introduction - Introduction to organic chemistry - Why Carbon Is Special

Slider compares carbon's bonding to other elements. Position 1: Carbon overview - 4 valence electrons, forms exactly 4 bonds. Can bond to itself repeatedly (catenation). Forms single (C-C), double (C=C), and triple (C≡C) bonds. This creates chains, branches, rings - enormous diversity! Position 2: C