Question

explain the properties of carbon

Answer 1

Carbon has several allotropes, or different forms in which it can exist. These allotropes include graphite and diamond, which have very different properties.
Despite carbon’s ability to make 4 bonds and its presence in many compounds, it is highly unreactive under normal conditions.
Carbon exists in 3 main isotopes: 12C, 13C, 14C. 14C is radioactive and used in dating carbon-containing samples (radiometric dating).

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Answer 2

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✔CARBON EXHIBITS CATENATION MEANS TO FORM LONG CHAINS.

✔CARBON HAS 4 ELECTRONS IN OUTERMOST SHELL SO TO BE STABLE IT SHARES ELECTRONS HENCE FORMING DIFFERENT ELEMENTS.

✔CARBON FORMS ISOMERS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS HAVING SAME MOLECULAR FORMULA AND DIFFERENT STRUCTURAL FORMULA.


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