Versatile Nature of Carbon

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Versatile Nature of Carbon: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Compounds of Carbon, Organic Compounds, Versatile Nature of Carbon, Tetravalency of Carbon, Catenation Property of Carbon, Multiple Bond Formation by Carbon and, Bonding of Carbon with Heteroatoms

Important Questions on Versatile Nature of Carbon

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Write electron dot structures of benzene.

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What is the chemical name of sugar?

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What is the general formula for aldehyde?

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An unsaturated hydrocarbon P has the chemical formula C4H8

(a) Write two possible structural formulae for hydrocarbon P.

(b) Write the reaction conditions to convert 1-butanol (CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - CH2OH) to hydrocarbon P.

(c) Write the general formula for the homologous series of hydrocarbon P.

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Which of the following are not characteristics of homologous series.

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Vaniya was confused when she came to know about different structures of butane. Deduce the property behind it and give different structures of butane on the basis of this property.

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What is haptane?

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Explain cyclic hydrocarbon with examples and structure?

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What is carbondating?

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What is a Homologous series? Find the difference in molecular mass between the two consecutive members of a homologous series. State how in a homologous series of carbon compounds, the following properties vary with increase in molecular mass:

(i) Melting and Boiling points

(ii) Chemical properties

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IUPAC name of the following compound is:

CH32C=CH-CH2Cl

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What is the IUPAC name of the following compound.

CH3-CH2-CH2-CCH32-CH3

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Write all possible isomeric alcohols of formula C5H11OH

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The IUPAC name of Question Image 

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Incorrect statements for the above structures is:

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What is a saturated hydrocarbon?

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What is meant by organic?

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Why carbon doesn't form 4 bonds with other carbon atom to form a C2 molecule?

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The general formula for homologous series of haloalkanes is _____. 

A. CnH2n+1X

B. CnH2n+1

C. CnH2n-1

(Enter your correct answer as A, B or C)