Chemistry

Ezequiel Flores

6 January, 23:56

Carbon atoms are able to form long chains, while oxygen atoms cannot. What is a plausible reason for this difference?

A) Carbon is much less electronegative than oxygen.

B) A carbon atom is very large compared to an oxygen atom.

C) Chains of oxygen atoms can only be joined by single bonds.

D) The bond energy of O-O single bonds is too small for stable chains.