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Can you explain the importance of catenation in carbon?

Important Questions on Carbon and its Compounds

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Main component of LPG is
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Which compound has both covalent as well as co-ordinate bonds?
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Which of the following is the Bio/Gobar gas?
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The property by which a large number of atoms of the same element get linked through covalent bonds forming long chains is called
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Explain the versatile nature of carbon. Differentiate between saturated and unsaturated carbon compounds.
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 The carbon atom does not form C4- anion and C4+ cation. Why?
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State two characteristic features of carbon which when put together give rise to a large number of carbon compounds. 
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What is Catenation?
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Both carbon and silicon belong to group 14 of the periodic table. But the tendency to exhibit catenation in carbon is much more than in silicon. Explain.
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Explain the terms with an example: Hetero atom in a carbon compound

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Why does carbon form largest number of compounds?
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How can carbon form a large number of compounds?
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What causes the existence of very large number of carbon compound?

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Discuss the unique properties of carbon atom which make it versatile in forming a very large number of compounds.
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What is the unique property of a carbon atom? How is this property helpful to us?
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Explain why carbon compounds are found in such a large number.
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Catenation is the ability of an atom to form bonds with other atoms of the same element. It is exhibited by both carbon and silicon. Compare the ability of catenation of the two elements. Give reasons.
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The organic compound prepared by Wohler from an inorganic compound called ammonium cyanate was:
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 Which element exhibits the property of catenation to the maximum and why?
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Why are organic compounds present in such a large number?