Write a short note on carbon and its compounds
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Carbon and its compounds is a really interesting study. Let us do a comparison between a diamond and charcoal. One is a shiny, attractive, hard rock, and the other a black, ashy, soft substance. But both are elements of carbon! Their varied properties are only due to the different arrangement of the carbon atoms.
The entire field of organic chemistry is in fact based on carbon and the bonds it forms
Carbon (C) is a non-metal.
It has an Atomic number is 6.
It usually forms co-valent bonding with other elements due to its tetravalency (i.e) 4 valence electrons for sharing with other elements are form compounds.
Carbon is available in various forms such as Fullerene, Graphite, Diamond.
Compound with Carbon and hydrogen are called as organic compounds such as Methane (CH4).
Few other examples of Carbon compounds are as follows:
Carbon di-oxide.
Carbonates ( Eg. Calcium carbonate)
Carbides (Eg. Calcium carbide)
Carbohydrates, proteins, etc.,