Question

Give reasons for the following statement -

Existence of life on earth Is based on carbon compounds.

Answer 1

• The branch of chemistry which deals with carbon and its compounds is known as organic chemistry.
• In nature there are more than 1 million compounds of carbon.
• It is one of the most versatile elements on the earth.
• It is found in the free state as well as in the combined form.
• All the life-forms that exist on the earth are carbon-based.
• Food, clothes, medicines, books, and many other things all are made up of carbon.