Carbon Bonds: Single and Double Bonds

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Questions and Answers

What type of bond does carbon form when surrounded by four atoms?

  • Double bond
  • Triple bond
  • No bond
  • Single bond (correct)

What is the number of electrons in a double bond?

  • Four electrons (correct)
  • Two electrons
  • Eight electrons
  • Six electrons

What is the characteristic of carbon that makes it form chains and rings?

  • It forms only triple bonds
  • It forms single, double, and triple bonds (correct)
  • It forms only single bonds
  • It forms only double bonds

What is the common characteristic of carbon and hydrogen atoms in organic compounds?

<p>Carbon forms four covalent bonds, and hydrogen forms one covalent bond (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason for the presence of many carbon-containing compounds?

<p>Carbon forms single, double, and triple bonds to other carbon atoms and heteroatoms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond does carbon form when surrounded by two atoms?

<p>Triple bond (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What shape does a carbon atom adopt when it is bonded to four atoms?

<p>Tetrahedral shape</p> Signup and view all the answers

In ethane, how many single covalent bonds does each carbon atom form?

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

What determines the shape of molecules around the central atom?

<p>Number of surrounded atoms, type of bond between atoms, and number of lone pairs on central atom</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond does carbon form with each hydrogen atom in ethylene?

<p>Single bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

What shape does a carbon atom adopt when it is bonded to three atoms?

<p>Trigonal planar shape</p> Signup and view all the answers

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