4.2 - Versatile Nature of Carbon
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What is catenation?
💡 Hint: It involves how carbon can link together.
Define tetravalency in the context of carbon.
💡 Hint: Think about carbon's four valence electrons.
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What property allows carbon to form long chains and structures?
💡 Hint: Think about how carbon connects to itself.
True or False: Unsaturated compounds have only single bonds.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of unsaturated compounds.
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Discuss how changing a single functional group in a carbon compound can alter its chemical properties. Use the example of ethanol and ethanoic acid.
💡 Hint: Consider how the functional group influences the compound's behavior in reactions.
Create a structural diagram comparing the saturated compound butane with the unsaturated compound butene, discussing their chemical implications.
💡 Hint: Remember that the presence of double or triple bonds alters reactivity significantly.
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