Special Features of Carbon
Special Features of Carbon: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Diamond, Charcoal, Graphite, Allotropes of Carbon, Fullerenes, Structural Isomerism, Structure of Fullerene, Tetravalency of Carbon, Catenation Property of Carbon and, Crystalline Allotropes of Carbon
Important Questions on Special Features of Carbon
Write a short note on diamond.
Select which of the following is an amorphous allotrope of carbon:
Which one among the amorphous allotrope is the crystalline allotrope of carbon?
The existence of an element in two or more forms on the basis of their different structural arrangement is known as _____.
Select the characteristics of isomers.
Which of the following is not an allotrope of carbon?
What is common between diamond and graphite?
What do you understand by catenation tendency of a carbon atom?
Write any three differences between diamond and graphite.
The single layer of graphite is called _____.
What would happen if graphene is heated in sufficient supply of air?
Graphite, an allotropic form of carbon has one _____ bond among four bonds of carbon. (triple/ double)
What is this compound called?
There are _____ six membered carbon rings and _____ five membered carbon rings in fullerenes.
Buckminsterfullerene is a spherical molecule in which carbon atoms are arranged in interlocking hexagonal and pentagonal rings of carbon atoms.
(A) How many hexagons of carbon atoms are present in one molecule of buckminsterfullerene?
(B) How many pentagons of carbon atoms are present in one molecule of buckminsterfullerene ?
