Carbon and its Compounds: Bonding and Covalent Compounds
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What type of bonds does carbon form?

Covalent bonds

Define covalency in the context of covalent compounds.

The number of electrons contributed by an atom for sharing.

Name two crystalline forms of carbon.

Diamond and graphite

What property of elements allows carbon to form long chains or rings?

<p>Catenation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is allotropy in the context of carbon?

<p>The property of carbon to exist in two or more forms with different properties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Name one amorphous form of carbon.

<p>Coal</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between saturated and unsaturated carbon compounds?

<p>Saturated compounds have single bonds between carbon atoms, while unsaturated compounds have double or triple bonds between carbon atoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of a straight chain compound.

<p>Normal butane (C4H10)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes branched chain compounds?

<p>Branched chain compounds have branches in their carbon structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define closed chain compounds.

<p>Closed chain compounds are cyclic compounds with a ring structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are hydrocarbons?

<p>Hydrocarbons are compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a functional group?

<p>A functional group is an atom or group of atoms that determine the properties of a compound.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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