IIRC carbon is the most stable atom, wait no thats the noble gasses. ok i think it can create the most stable compounds or something to that effect? I miss the days when I could depend on my memory! I started to read this to refresh but then it became like work so fuck that.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elements_by_stability_of_isotopes


Damn it I had to go back and find the answer, once i get something in my head it bothers me until i find the answer.

https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-4-types-of-bonds-carbon-can-form.html