defination and structure of carbon and its compounds
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Carbon is a non metal with atomic number 6.
The compounds of carbon except its oxides, carbonates and hydrogen carbonate salts are known as organic compounds. These substances were extracted from natural substances .
The important properties of carbon are responsible for millions of carbon compounds are:
1. catenation 2. Tetravalency.
Catenation: Self linking property of carbon atom through covalent bonds to formstraight or cyclic chain /rings of carbon atoms
eg:
Methane: CH4
CH3--CH2--CH2--CH3
Tetravalency:due to valency of 4, carbon is capable of bonding or pairing with four other carbon atoms or with the atoms of some other monovalent elements.
Carbon forms strong covalent bonds due to its small size.
example:
Refer attachment for structure
1. Methane
2.ethene
3.ethyne
The compounds of carbon except its oxides, carbonates and hydrogen carbonate salts are known as organic compounds. These substances were extracted from natural substances .
The important properties of carbon are responsible for millions of carbon compounds are:
1. catenation 2. Tetravalency.
Catenation: Self linking property of carbon atom through covalent bonds to formstraight or cyclic chain /rings of carbon atoms
eg:
Methane: CH4
CH3--CH2--CH2--CH3
Tetravalency:due to valency of 4, carbon is capable of bonding or pairing with four other carbon atoms or with the atoms of some other monovalent elements.
Carbon forms strong covalent bonds due to its small size.
example:
Refer attachment for structure
1. Methane
2.ethene
3.ethyne
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Coordination compound, any of a class of substances with chemical structures in which a central metal atom is surrounded by nonmetal atoms or groups of atoms, called ligands, joined to it by chemical bonds.
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