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What are the three different ways carbon atoms can arrange themselves?
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∙ 11y ago
Hi there! The answer to this question is straight chain, branched chain, and ring.
Straight chain= straight line of carbon atoms
Branched chain= straight line with some carbons sticking out the sides
Ring= Ring of carbon atoms
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoUh im not sure what this question means but let me try. Carbon atoms can be arranged in anyway they want, lol. But, of course you realise that each carbon can only have up to 4 bonds at a time, right? So, the three ways a carbon can bond are single,double and triple bonds (known as alkanes, alkenes and alkynes respectively). Where in alkane molecules, each carbon has a single arm:
H H H
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H-C-C-C-H
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H H H
That one is just propane (C3H8).
Lets say that instead there was a double bond so:
H H H
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C=C-C-H
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H H
Yep so this one is really propene (C3H6). As you can see, the carbon atoms haven't changed alignment but have been arraned such that there is a double bond. This proves true for triple bonds also. Uh ATM im still learning hydrocarbons and i just learnt about propyne, so as much as i could look for the structured formula for propyne, i cbb. Hopes this all helps!
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∙ 11y agoThere are many ways that carbon atoms can bond to form molecules or lattices. They are also known as the allotropes of carbon. Some of them include diamond, graphite and coal.
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∙ 9y agoCarbon black (amorphous), Diamonds (tetrahedral crystallic), Graphite (hexagonal crystallic) and some more synthetic like graphene (hexagonal monolayer) and family of fullerenes (cf. Related links)
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∙ 13y agoStraight Chain , Branched Chain and Ring .
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∙ 12y agoStraight chain, Ring, and branched chain
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Which can occur in a physical change?
The mass can increase. The particles can arrange in different ways. The mass can decrease. The atoms can bond to different atoms.
How many different atoms can carbon bond with at one time?
Under normal conditions, carbon will bond with a maximum of 4 other atoms.
Is an asymmetric carbon atom attached to four different atoms or groups?
By definition, an asymmetric carbon atom is one that is bonded to four different types of atoms or groups, hence, only one can be a hydrogen atom. If there were two hydrogen atoms you would not have four different kinds of atoms.
What minerals are diamonds made up of?
Diamonds are made up of pure Carbon. In fact, it's the same with graphite, charcoal, and graphine. What makes diamonds special is the structure in which the Carbon atoms arrange themselves. In diamonds the Carbon atoms link together to form a lattice of pyramids. The triangle, being the strongest geometric figure in the world, gives the diamond its unprecedented strength and hardness. Titanium Oxides give diamonds their color.
Why coal and diamond are completely different when both of them are made up of carbon atoms?
The carbon atoms that make up each are arranged in different patterns for all the allotropes of carbon, including coal and diamond.
WHY Organic compound exist in large number?
It is due to the catenation ability of carbon, carbon atoms may arrange themselves in different ways and carbon-carbon bonding is not easily attacked by other substances.
The carbon atoms in graphite and the carbon atoms in diamond have different?
They have different structures.They are both made up of Carbon (diamond has more Carbon atoms though) but the reason that graphite and diamond are so different in shape, hardness, etc, is due to how it is structured.The carbon atoms themselves are identical, the inter-atom bonding is different.Graphite - carbon atoms bond in flat hexagons that tessellate flat sheets.Diamond - carbon atoms bond in cubes that form a cubic crystal solid.
Magma cools slowly atoms cant arrange into crystals?
IF the magma cools slowly witin Earths eated interior the atoms have time 2 arrange themselves into large crystals!
How many Atoms can a single carbon Atoms bond with?
carbon can bond with 4 different atoms.
Which can occur in a physical change?
The mass can increase. The particles can arrange in different ways. The mass can decrease. The atoms can bond to different atoms.
What does c10h8 mean in science?
In Chemistry, C10H8 would represent a molecular formula. Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon. Carbon atoms like to form four so-called covalent bonds with either themselves, or atoms of other elements, to form different chemicals. A covalent bond is formed when a pair of electrons are shared between two atoms. Hydrogen forms just one covalent bond with other atoms. Satisfying these rules therefore, there are many different ways one can arrange 10 carbon atoms and 10 hydrogen atoms to form molecules. However, the most common would be the chemical naphthalene. This compound is made of two so-called 'aromatic' rings of carbon atoms fused together. Its most common use is in mothballs.
Why is isomerism not found in propane?
Isomerism is a phenomenon where compounds have the same chemical formula but different structural arrangements. Propane (C3H8) consists of three carbon atoms bonded in a straight chain with eight hydrogen atoms attached. Since there are no other possible ways to arrange the carbon atoms, propane does not exhibit isomerism.
How many atoms can bond with a single carbon atom?
carbon can bond with 4 different atoms.
How are the H atoms in CH4 arranged?
They are arranged around carbon atoms.They arrange like a tetrahedral
Why can carbon substances have have very different properties?
That is because Carbon Atoms are formed in different ways!Depending on the arrangement of the carbon atoms, they form different things. For example, carbon can form: Diamond, graphite and coal. They are all made from carbon, but have different arrangement of carbon atoms.
How would you build a model of a diamond?
You can arrange the atoms and their bonds in the configuration of a diamond by following a template for the crystalline structure which consists of tetrahedrally bonded carbon atoms.
A carbon molecule that has a different arrangement of atoms is known?
If the atoms of the same element (not only carbon!) occur in different arrangements, they are said to be different allotropes.
