HYDROCARBONS AND ITS DERIVATIVES Flashcards
Most unique thing about the carbon
atom is its ability to
combine with itself.
This unusual ability allows carbon atoms
to form all ____, making countless
organic compounds.
kinds of chainlike and ring-
shaped molecules
Elemental carbon can exist in many
different forms called ___.
allotropes
are forms of the same element that have different bonding patterns or arrangements
Allotropes
What are the characteristic of a carbon
- can bond with itself
- can form four bonds
- can form branched and cyclic compounds
ALLOTROPES OF CARBON
Graphite
Diamond
BC8
Fullerene
Nanotube
Graphene
soft abundant allotrope of carbon
Graphite
The carbon atoms in graphite are
arranged in sheets or layers, held
together by weak ___.
attractive forces
is used in making pencils. The so-called “lead” in pencils is actually pulverized graphite mixed with clay.
Graphite
DIAMOND
The carbon atom is bonded to four
other carbon atoms in a ___
pattern.
TETRAHEDRAL
hardest natural substance known on earth
Diamond
When carbon compounds decompose,
other carbon allotropes are produced
called ?
AMORPHOUS CARBON
Amorphous means ____ & ____, that is why this allotrope has no definite arrangement.
‘shapeless’ or ‘harmless’
Examples of amorphous carbon are
soot, charcoal, bon black, and coke
are globe-shaped, cage like arrangements of carbon atoms.
Fullerenes
They are also called carbon balls because of their resemblance to tiny soccer balls
Fullerenes
FULLERENES
Was named for ____ (1895- 1983), famous for his geodesic dome designs.
R. Buckminster Fuller
A research team has discovered
fullerene that attacks an enzyme that is
found in the virus that causes ____.
AIDS
Carbon can form a maximum of ___
bonds.
four
An ___ compound may contain all single bonds or combinations of double or triple bonds.
organic
The formation of multiple bonds is due to the ____ of carbon atom.
hybridization
True or false
Carbon is capable of forming simple
compounds such as methane, CH4, to
highly complex compounds such as
morphine.
True
defined as the study of carbon containing compounds.
In early days of chemistry, ____ was
originally defined as the study of
compounds obtained from living
organisms.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
states that an organic compound can
be only produced by the vital forces of
living organisms.
THEORY OF VITALISM