14: Carbon and organic chemistry Flashcards
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1
Q
Name the four allotropes of carbon
A
- Diamond
- graphite
- Armophous
- fullereness
2
Q
The hybrid orbitals found in graphite and diamond
A
- diamond has the sp3 hybrid orbitals to explain its tetrahedron structure
- Graphite has the trigonal sp2 hybrid orbital.
3
Q
The meaning of the name aromatics
A
- this is bcs most of the aromatics have an aroma