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what is the bonding characteristic of carbon that results in the formation of hydrocarbons and complex moleculeS?
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Carbon only has four valence electrons (a full valence is eight)
So carbon can act like a lego block, it can bond to 3 hydrogen and one carbon (all single bonds) 2 H and one C with a double bond or even one H and a triple bond with C. Carbon atoms have great flexablity in sharing electrons.
I havent messed around with it lately, but if you take a look at Hess's law, you may see many reactions involving the formation of compounds with C that require very little energy (delta H) or even release energy. (-delta H).
Im not sure where you are in your studies and what you have covered, but if you take a look at a few reations with Carbon involved, you may see what Im talking about.
Try digital archive, ( I didn't understand it). Sorry.
The ability of carbon to bond extensively with itself. This is called catenation. It can form rings and chains of different lengths. Its 4 valence electrons allows carbon to form single, double and triple bonds with different atoms.
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Answer:
Carbon only has four valence electrons (a full valence is eight)
So carbon can act like a lego block, it can bond to 3 hydrogen and one carbon (all single bonds) 2 H and one C with a double bond or even one H and a triple bond with C. Carbon atoms have great flexablity in sharing electrons.
I havent messed around with it lately, but if you take a look at Hess's law, you may see many reactions involving the formation of compounds with C that require very little energy (delta H) or even release energy. (-delta H).
Im not sure where you are in your studies and what you have covered, but if you take a look at a few reations with Carbon involved, you may see what Im talking about.
Try digital archive, ( I didn't understand it). Sorry.
The ability of carbon to bond extensively with itself. This is called catenation. It can form rings and chains of different lengths. Its 4 valence electrons allows carbon to form single, double and triple bonds with different atoms.
Hope this helped you!
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