Chemistry & Energy - Carbon

Question 1

Why can is carbon so easily able to bond with everything/anything?

Answer 1

It’s super small, has only 6 e’s, 6 p’s, 6 n’s (4 e’s on valence orbital).

Question 2

What’s a novice chemical reason for why other elements will destroy a human being if ingested?

Answer 2

If they’re close to having an octet, or close to having no valence e’s, then they DESPERATELY want to find another and will bond with anything in order to do achieve completion or deletion of valence e’s.

Question 3

What will happen to your body if you inhale chlorine gas?

Answer 3

Your insides will tear apart due to Chlorine’s bonding.

Question 4

Sodium metal, if ingested, will…?

Answer 4

Explode!

Question 5

First (most-inner) shell is called a(n)…?

Answer 5

An s-orbital.

Question 6

Carbon needs how many e’s and on what orbitals?

Answer 6

Carbon has 6 e’s. They’re distributed like this:
s-orbital (first/innermost): needs 2 to be full;
s-orbital (second): needs 2 to be full;
p-orbital: only 2 of the 6 remain, so this orbital needs 4 more.

Question 7

Octet rule:

Answer 7

Most atoms end up with 8 e’s in their outermost electron (valence) shell.

Question 8

Name and polarity title of O2?

Answer 8

Non-polar, covalent bond.

Question 9

Name and polarity title of H2O?

Answer 9

Polar, covalent bond (pos. charges around the hydrogens, slight negative charge around the oxygen.

Question 10

Polar covalent bond description:

Answer 10

Both negative-charged, and positive-charged poles.

Question 11

Ionic bonds characteristics:

Answer 11

-do NOT share e’s (give or take).

Question 12

NaCl is an everyday example of what king of bond?

Answer 12

An ionic bond (Na+Cl-).