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What type of carbon compounds are normally not very reactive?
What type of carbon compounds are normally not very reactive?
- Hydrocarbons
- Organic compounds
- Saturated compounds (correct)
- Unsaturated compounds
What is the formula of ethane?
What is the formula of ethane?
- C2H4
- C3H8
- C2H6 (correct)
- CH4
How are the valencies of carbon atoms in saturated compounds satisfied?
How are the valencies of carbon atoms in saturated compounds satisfied?
- By isolating themselves from other elements
- By forming double bonds
- By having unsatisfied valencies
- By bonding to hydrogen atoms with single bonds (correct)
What is the name of a compound with the formula C2H4?
What is the name of a compound with the formula C2H4?
What happens to the reactivity of carbon compounds with increasing saturation?
What happens to the reactivity of carbon compounds with increasing saturation?
In the electron dot structure of ethane, how many hydrogen atoms does each carbon atom bond to?
In the electron dot structure of ethane, how many hydrogen atoms does each carbon atom bond to?
What is the percentage of carbon present in the earth's crust in the form of minerals?
What is the percentage of carbon present in the earth's crust in the form of minerals?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as being based on carbon in the text?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as being based on carbon in the text?
Why is carbon considered a versatile element?
Why is carbon considered a versatile element?
Which of the following is mentioned as a compound containing carbon in the text?
Which of the following is mentioned as a compound containing carbon in the text?
What makes carbon significant to humans according to the text?
What makes carbon significant to humans according to the text?
In what form is carbon found in the atmosphere?
In what form is carbon found in the atmosphere?
What is the term used to refer to an element that replaces hydrogen in a hydrocarbon chain?
What is the term used to refer to an element that replaces hydrogen in a hydrocarbon chain?
Which of the following functional groups is represented by -OH?
Which of the following functional groups is represented by -OH?
What do free valencies of a functional group in a carbon compound indicate?
What do free valencies of a functional group in a carbon compound indicate?
In carbon compounds, what is the term used for the group -Cl and -Br?
In carbon compounds, what is the term used for the group -Cl and -Br?
Which of the following is NOT one of the important functional groups mentioned in Table 4.3?
Which of the following is NOT one of the important functional groups mentioned in Table 4.3?
What does a homologous series in carbon compounds refer to?
What does a homologous series in carbon compounds refer to?
What type of functional group does propanone contain?
What type of functional group does propanone contain?
In the molecule CH3Cl, how many covalent bonds are present?
In the molecule CH3Cl, how many covalent bonds are present?
What causes the bottom of a cooking vessel to get blackened on the outside?
What causes the bottom of a cooking vessel to get blackened on the outside?
How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be distinguished based on their physical and chemical properties?
How can ethanol and ethanoic acid be distinguished based on their physical and chemical properties?
Why are carbon and its compounds commonly used as fuels?
Why are carbon and its compounds commonly used as fuels?
What causes the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap?
What causes the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap?
What physical properties increase with increasing molecular mass in a homologous series?
What physical properties increase with increasing molecular mass in a homologous series?
How are the chemical properties of compounds in a homologous series primarily determined?
How are the chemical properties of compounds in a homologous series primarily determined?
Which compound has a molecular formula that shows an increase of CH2 between CH3OH, C2H5OH, C3H7OH, and C4H9OH?
Which compound has a molecular formula that shows an increase of CH2 between CH3OH, C2H5OH, C3H7OH, and C4H9OH?
In naming carbon compounds, what part of the compound's structure is used to determine the name?
In naming carbon compounds, what part of the compound's structure is used to determine the name?
Which part of a carbon compound's name indicates the nature of the functional group present?
Which part of a carbon compound's name indicates the nature of the functional group present?
What naming method is used for carbon compounds with functional groups?
What naming method is used for carbon compounds with functional groups?
