Question

Explain the properties of carbon.Write answers to the following in detail.

Answer 1

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● Properties of carbon -

• Carbon is essential constituenr of all living organisms.
• Carbon is a tetravalent atom because of 4 free e- in its outer shell.
• It can form single/double/triple bonds with itself/other atom.
• Carbon atom to multiple bonds with other carbon atoms, called as catenation.
• Carbon can form straight chain, branched chain and cyclic chains.
• It shows allotropy. Most common allotropes are graphite, diamond, fullerence.

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Answer 2

Properties of carbon:

A property of any compound has physical and chemical property.

Carbon - Physical properties:

• Carbon has wide forms in allotropes.
• The carbons are of various types which includes diamond and graphite.
• This element is strongest or weakest which depends on the form of the allotropes where diamond hardest and graphite weaker ones.
• The form of the carbon is solid where it can be brittle or made into thin wires according to the allotropes.
• This is a poor conductor of electricity and very good conductor of heat.

Carbon - Chemical properties:

• The chemical formal is 'C' with an atomic mass of 12.01 u.
• Carbon combines with oxygen to give carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
• This element does not react with either acid or water.
• The carbon has a capability to form long chain of atoms.
• All the living organisms is composed of carbon.

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