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Hydrocarbon methane. Because it is the shortest carbon *compound, it has the lowest boiling point (-162°C) and is a gas at room temperature. It is highly reactive.

A compound

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A compound - соединение

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The reason they have similar properties is because they have similar groups of atoms; these groups of atoms are called functional groups.

A property (properties)

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A property (properties) - свойство (свойства)

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A chemist would say that “opposite charges attract, like charges *repel.”

To repel

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To repel - отталкиваться

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Both carbon atoms possess the same *density of electrons and thus ethane has no polarity.

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Density - плотность

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