Organic molecules and carbon
Complete the following paragraph to describe how carbon's properties enable it to produce diverse organic molecules.
4
Carbon has 6 positively charged \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and 6 negatively charged \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
organic
2
Of these \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ reside in the first shell and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ reside in the second, outermost shell.
electrons
To complete its outermost shell, it needs \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ more \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
C, H, N, O, P, and S
C, He, As, N, and P
Carbon tends to share these \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ with \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the elements that comprise a majority of living organisms.
3
It can bond with up to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ other elements, allowing it to be the ideal building block for many and diverse \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ molecules.
protons
inorganic