Carbon Flashcards
Carbon is an element in group 4, how many electrons in its outer bonding orbital?
2
How does carbon form 4 covalent bonds?
By creating a hybrid sp3 orbital.
A SINGLE carbon-carbon bond consists of how many electrons and is known as what?
2 electrons and a sigma bond!
A pi bond…
Is part of a DOUBLE carbon-carbon bond
An alkane is…
Molecule of carbon and hydrogen ONLY with all SINGLE bonds
An alkEne with 4 carbons is…
Butene
An alkene is a molecule of carbon and hydrogen…
With 1 or more DOUBLE C-C bonds
Name of molecule with a chain of 9 carbons, a CH3 group, double bond O group and an OH group is…
Carboxylic Acid
To oxidise a primary alcohol into a carboxylic acid…
Reflux with acidified potassium dichromate
A chiral carbon has…
4 DIFFERENT functional groups!
A tertiary alcohol CANNOT be oxidised because…
Carbon can only make 4 bonds
What cyclic molecule has a ring of 6 carbons, 3 of which are double bonds?
Benzene!
Translation metals have…
Variable oxidation states!
