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Okay thanks man, but for what reasons do we say X element will only react with X elements? Or is it that all the elements have the potential to form bonds with every other element but a lot of the compounds that would form would be very unstable and just dissociate?

I want to know what causes this specificity of reactions in between elements. Why does carbon only react with X elements? What are the factors that come into play to cause this specificity? From what I understand every element has the potential to bond with every other element but a lot of...