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Carbon and its Compounds

Gujarat Board · Class 10 · Science

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Covalent Bonding and Carbon's Electronic Configuration

  • Carbon has atomic number 6 with electronic configuration 2,4 (4 valence electrons)
  • Carbon cannot easily gain or lose 4 electrons to form ions due to energy requirements
  • Carbon forms covalent bonds by sharing electrons with other atoms
2

Allotropes of Carbon

  • Diamond: Each carbon bonded to 4 others in 3D structure, hardest substance, poor conductor
  • Graphite: Each carbon bonded to 3 others in hexagonal layers, soft, good conductor
  • Fullerenes: C₆₀ arranged like football, discovered recently
3

Catenation and Tetravalency

  • Catenation: Carbon's ability to form bonds with other carbon atoms
  • Forms long chains (straight, branched) and rings due to strong C-C bonds
  • Tetravalency: Carbon can form 4 bonds with other atoms
4

Hydrocarbons

  • Compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen
  • Alkanes (CₙH₂ₙ₊₂): saturated hydrocarbons with single bonds
  • Alkenes (CₙH₂ₙ): unsaturated with one double bond

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Carbon forms bonds by sharing electronsCarbon's unique ability to form bondsCarbon has four valence electronsSaturated hydrocarbons (alkanes) contain only singleSpecific groups of atoms that determine

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