Consider the following statements with refrence to the Carbon 1 It forms a vast number of compounds ...........

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Consider the following statements with refrence to the Carbon:

1. It forms a vast number of compounds more than any other element.

2. It is the second most abundant element in the human body by mass after oxygen.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Carbon is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. It belongs to group 14 of the periodic table. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity. Carbon is the 15th most abundant element in the Earth's crust, and the fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen.