Why do different compunds made out of the same or similar atoms have fundamentally different properties?

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Total chemistry noob here. I do kinda understand how compunds form, but why do they behave so different, e.g. even if just one out of 8 atoms is switched out for another while the rest stays the same.

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Because of the shape of the atoms. Like carbon is used for both coal and diamond, but the shape of the diamond molecules is worth a lot more.

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