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Carbon forms the backbone of Biology for all life on Earth. Complex molecules are made up of carbon bonded with other elements, especially oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen, and carbon is able to bond with all of these because of its four valence electrons. It is often assumed in astrobiology that if life exists somewhere else in the universe, it will also be carbon based. This assumption is referred to by critics as carbon chauvinism.
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Basic particle of an element?
Hydrocarbon?
Is helium a hydrocarbon?
No. helium is a noble gas. Helium is an element. Hydrocarbon are compounds containing carbon and hydrogen.
What element does hydrocarbon contain?
it has 4 right Angles
What is the atomic number for butane?
Butane is not an element, but a complex hydrocarbon molecule, C4H10.
What is hydrocarbon as symbols?
Hydrocarbons are compounds having carbon and hydrogen. Since they are compounds, they dont have symbols.
Is lithium a hydrocarbon?
No. It is an element.
Basic particle of an element?
Hydrocarbon?
How is a substituted hydrocarbon created from a hydrocarbon chain?
A substituted hydrocarbon created from a hydrocarbon chain is by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with an atom of another element.
Is helium a hydrocarbon?
No. helium is a noble gas. Helium is an element. Hydrocarbon are compounds containing carbon and hydrogen.
What element does hydrocarbon contain?
it has 4 right Angles
What is a molecule containing only carbon and hydrogen called?
A hydrocarbon.
What is the atomic number for butane?
Butane is not an element, but a complex hydrocarbon molecule, C4H10.
Is LPG gas an element or compound or mixture?
Mixture of hydrocarbon compounds
What is hydrocarbon as symbols?
Hydrocarbons are compounds having carbon and hydrogen. Since they are compounds, they dont have symbols.
Is a hydrocarbon the same thing as a halogenated carbon?
No, a hydrocarbon is a compound containing C and H only, whereas halogenation is the addition of a halogen (group VII element)
Is chlorine made from oil?
NO - chlorine is an element. Oil is a hydrocarbon, made of hydrogen and carbon.
Is chloroethene a alkane?
no, chloroethene is not an alkane as all alkanes end with an -ane so chloroethene will be an alkene as it ends with -ene.
