Which of the following is a characteristic of a typical carbon atom? carbon has a high melting point. carbon dissolves easily in water. carbon can form single, double, and triple bonds. carbon is one of the least common elements in the universe.

Carbon can form single, double, and triple bonds is a characteristic of a typical carbon atom.

Carbon is one of the most abundant and essential chemical elements on earth. Carbon has an atomic number of 6 and does not dissolve in water. Carbon is nonmetallic and tetravalent (has four valence electrons). Carbon atoms have the ability to form single, double, and triple covalent bonds with other atoms. Carbon atoms can bond together in various ways (allotropes) and they include graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon.  

i do not know and i have a 100 in this class

try using substitution:

x + y - 6 = x - y. (i'm not giving you the exact answer). since 0 = x - y, then sub 0 in the equation with x - y. combine your like terms, and then use inverse operations, and you'll have your answer.

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