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The Chemical Foundation of Life
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Section 3

Carbon

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The Chemical Basis for Life

Carbon is the most important element to living things because it can form many different kinds of bonds and form essential compounds.

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Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons are important molecules that can form chains and rings due to the bonding patterns of carbon atoms.

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Organic Isomers

Isomers are molecules with the same chemical formula but have different structures, which creates different properties in the molecules.

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Organic Enantiomers

Enantiomers share the same chemical structure and bonds but differ in the placement of atoms such that they are mirror images of each other.

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Functional Groups

Functional groups are groups of molecules attached to organic molecules and give them specific identities or functions.

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