Having trouble solving this question
"Carbon is the basis of life as we know it. The four valence electrons in carbon atoms allow carbon to react wuth other elements to form a variety of compounds. What other element shares this property? Explain."
Look for another element with four valence electrons in the periodic table.
>>96670
This is a junior-high question, so first you're going to have to come up with a convincing lie about how you're over eighteen but need help with the kind of question we ask thirteen-year-olds.
"Germanium and Tin are also warranting of some alarm."
- Scott Dorsey, talk.bizarre
Google "elements with four valence electrons" and mc-fucking educate yourself. The answer will practically shove its 18-inch girthy self down your whore throat if you google it.
>>96804
>The answer will practically shove its 18-inch girthy self down your whore throat if you google it.
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if only someone would make some kind of chart or table of all the elements where elements with similar properties are grouped together...