5 Questions
What enables carbon to form a large number of compounds?
The nature of the covalent bond
What is the unique ability of carbon to form bonds with other carbon atoms called?
Catenation
What are compounds of carbon having double or triple bonds between their carbon atoms called?
Unsaturated compounds
Which element forms compounds with hydrogen having chains of up to seven or eight atoms, but are very reactive?
Silicon
What property of carbon compounds outnumbers by a large margin the compounds formed by all the other elements put together?
Catenation
Test your knowledge of carbon compounds and covalent bonding with this quiz. Explore the formation of covalent bonds and the structure of simple carbon compounds like methane. Challenge yourself with questions on the diverse range of carbon compounds known to chemists.
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