Question

(i) Why does carbon form largest number of compounds? Give two reasons.
(ii) Why are some of these called saturated and the other unsaturated compounds?
(iii) Which one of these two is more reactive and why?

Answer 1

Carbon has four electron in its valance cell

Explanation:

• Hence it is capable of bonding with four other atoms of carbon or atoms of some other mono-valent element. Carbon is found to bond with oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, sulphur, chlorine and many other elements.
• Carbon can for single double or triple bonds with these elements. Saturated compounds are those which form single bond and the ones with double or triple bods are unsaturated compounds.
• As the pi bond in the unsaturated compounds are weak compared to the bond in saturated compound, they tend to be more reactive.

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