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What are chemical substances containing carbon referred to as?
What are chemical substances containing carbon referred to as?
- Hydrogen compounds
- Inorganic compounds
- Metallic compounds
- Carbon compounds (correct)
Which type of compounds have carbon-carbon single bonds?
Which type of compounds have carbon-carbon single bonds?
- Saturated compounds (correct)
- Unsaturated compounds
- Metallic compounds
- Inorganic compounds
Why is it difficult for a carbon atom to form a stable ion by losing or gaining electrons?
Why is it difficult for a carbon atom to form a stable ion by losing or gaining electrons?
- It cannot lose or gain electrons
- It needs a lot of energy to lose or gain electrons (correct)
- It readily forms stable ions
- It prefers to exist in an unstable state
In covalent bonding, how does carbon satisfy its tetravalency?
In covalent bonding, how does carbon satisfy its tetravalency?
What type of bonding involves the transfer of valence electrons between a metal and a nonmetal?
What type of bonding involves the transfer of valence electrons between a metal and a nonmetal?
What holds ionic compounds together?
What holds ionic compounds together?
What type of bond is primarily formed between two same nonmetallic atoms or between nonmetallic atoms with similar electronegativity?
What type of bond is primarily formed between two same nonmetallic atoms or between nonmetallic atoms with similar electronegativity?
How many electrons are shared between two atoms in a double bond?
How many electrons are shared between two atoms in a double bond?
In a nitrogen molecule (N2), how many electrons are shared between the two nitrogen atoms?
In a nitrogen molecule (N2), how many electrons are shared between the two nitrogen atoms?
What type of bonds are depicted by triple lines between two atoms?
What type of bonds are depicted by triple lines between two atoms?
In ammonia (NH3), how many covalent bonds are formed between the nitrogen atom and hydrogen atoms?
In ammonia (NH3), how many covalent bonds are formed between the nitrogen atom and hydrogen atoms?
Why can carbon form many compounds?
Why can carbon form many compounds?
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