4 carbon compounds

In the last chapter, we dealt with carbon and various allotropes of carbon. Carbon is the only element whose compounds far exceed the compounds of all other elements put together. Carbon has a variable valency of 2 and 4, and as ..

Saturated Carbon Compounds - Compounds of carbon and hydrogen whose adjacent carbon atoms contain only one (carbon-carbon) bond are known as saturated hydrocarbons. Their carbon-hydrogen bonds are also single covalent bonds. They..

Hybridization in Carbon Compounds - The electronic configuration of carbon in excited state is given as: 6 C: 1s 2 2s 1 2p x 1 2p y 1 2p z 1 There are four half-filled orbitals available for bond formation resulting in the formation of four covalent..

Compounds of Carbon - In the last chapter, we dealt with carbon and various allotropes of carbon. Carbon is the only element whose compounds far exceed the compounds of all other elements put together. Carbon has a vari..

sp 3 hybridization (Tetrahedral hybridization) In this type of hybridization four orbitals (one 2s and three 2p) of the excited carbon atom hybridize to form four orbitals of equivalent energy and same shape. Each orbital is called sp 3 hybrid orbital. ..

Polymerization - is the process of formation of large molecules or macromolecules with high molecular weight from small molecules. 'Poly' means many and 'meros' means parts in Greek. The simple compounds from which these macromolecules are made are called monomers . When two monomers comb..

(PEP). PEP reacts with CO 2 to form oxaloacetic acid which is reduced by NADPH to form malic acid. The malic acid then reacts with RUBP to form pyruvic acid and PGA. The pyruvic acid is then phosphorylated by ATP to regenerate PEP while PGA is converted to triose phosphate as far as C 3 plants. The..

A compound is a pure substance that is formed by the combination of atoms of two or more elements. The atom in a compound is chemically combined in a fixed and constant proportion. When compounds are formed, atoms of two or more elements combine chemically, by either..

Carbon compounds can be broadly classified into two categori..

Carbon compounds are of two types: inorganic and organic. The compounds that have a mineral origin fall under the category of inorganic compounds. The compounds having plant or animal origin are classified as organic compounds. Lavoi..