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Carbon had 4 valence (outer Shell), unpaired electrons waiting for another element to share one of its valence electrons with it. The simplest case would be cabon bonding to Hydrogen, which has one valence electron. To make a sucessful pair and hence a bond, one unpaired electron from Hydrongen, and one Unpaired electron from Carbon covalently bond to form one PAIR of electrons and hence (and as my grammer shows, repeticiously) a bond.
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What is chemically nonsensical about this structure?
Carbon (C) has four valence electrons (electrons in the outer shell) and it needs 4 more to fulfill the octet (8) rule. Therefore carbons will make four bonds. The structure H-C=C-H is nonsensical because the carbons only have 3 bonds each.
What explains carbons ability to form many different macromolecules?
it can form 4 covalent bonds, so it can form single, double, and triple bonds and it readily bonds with itself.
What bonds can a carbon atom make?
A carbon atom can form single, double, or triple bonds with other atoms, typically with elements like hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and other carbons. This flexibility allows for the vast diversity of organic molecules found in nature.
What is a saturated hydrocarbons?
A hydrocarbon is just what it sounds like, carbons with hydrogens on them. Carbon is able to form four (4) bonds to other elements (from the octet rule), where as Hydrogen can only from one (only has s orbital). Hydrocarbon chains are linkages between carbons with hydrogens coming off the carbon. H3C-(CH2)n-CH3 is the chemical formula, where n is the number of linking carbons. Cn-H(2n+2) is the chemical formula, where n is the total number of carbons, notice each carbon is bonded to two carbons and two hydrogens, thus 2n; plus 2 because the terminal carbons have 3 H-C bonds and one C-C bond. They are said to be saturated when they follow Cn-H(2n+2), which is to say there are no double bonds. An unsaturated hydrocarbon occurs when carbons forms two bonds between them, i.e. C=C instead of C-C. This gives rise to a loss of two hydrogens because the carbons can only have four total bonds to it. H3C-CH2-CH=CH-CH3 would be an example. Notice that it only has 10 hydrogens, where there would be 12 in a saturated hydrocarbon.
How many carbons in oxaloacetic?
there are 4 carbons in oxaloacetic acid
How many carbons in succinyl CoA?
The answer is 4
Why are six atom carbon rings more stable than 3 or 4 rings?
The stress on the carbon=carbon bonds is minimal in a hexagonal carbon ring. Fewer carbons raises the stress and increases the likelihood of bonds breaking.
How many bonds could each make with hydrogen?
Carbon can make 4 bonds with hydrogen. Nitrogen can make 3 bonds with hydrogen. Oxygen can make 2 bonds with hydrogen.
How many carbons does 1 molecule of pyruvate have?
Pyruvic acid is C3H4O3 and has 3 carbon atoms.
How many carbon atoms are present in oxaloacetic acid?
Oxaloacetic acid is C4H4O5 and has four carbons
What are the different hydrocarbons called with different numbers of carbons?
First of all the basic different hydrocarbons are Alkanes, Alkenes , & Alkynes. Their names end in '-ane', '-ene' and 'yne', respectively. There are more complex hydrocarbons, such as Benzene(Phenyl) & 'Cyclo-', but for the moment I'll omit these. Next the number of carbons in the chain gives the basic name. Meth = 1 carbon Eth = 2 carbons Prop = 3 carbons Buta = 4 carbons Penta = 5 carbons Hexa = 6 carbons Hepta = 7 carbons Octa = 8 carbons Nons = 9 carbons Deca = 10 carbons So a hydrocarbon , with single bonds, and with two carbons is Ethane A hydrocarbons, with one double bond and three carbons is Propene A hydrocarbon, with one triple bond and four carbons is either But-1-yne or But-2-yne , depending on which carbon in the chain the the double/triple bond starts at. Petroleum/Gassoline is Octane. Benzene is a 6 carbon cyclic ring, with ,???three double bonds,. This a unique arrangement. Other cyclic hydrocarbons are ;- Cyclohexane , Cyclohexene. and Cyclohex-1,3-diene. There are many more. Hopefully that gives a little insight in to the nomenclature (naming system) of hydrocarbons; The IUPAC authority have designed the nomenclature so that the name gives all the elements, structure and position of the atoms in organic compounds.
What is the characteristics of sugar?
It is a 5-carbon sugar. On the 2' carbon, there is only an H-, compared to the -OH found in ribose (hence the name, deoxyribose). -OH groups are found on the 1', 3', and 5' carbons. An oxygen bonds between the 4' and 1' carbons, forming a 5-membered ring.
