Carbon and Its Compound
Carbon and Its Compound
Carbon and Its Compound
Introduction to carbon
First part
compounds
Nomenclature of carbon
Last part compound
Introduction
Part one to carbon
compounds
Carbon
Atomic Electronic
number configuration
Symbol
Atomic weight
Name
Chloroform (CHCl3 )
Methane (CH4)
Ethanol (CH3CH2OH)
How does carbon
Part two bond with other
atoms?
Bonding in carbon – The covalent bond
Methane (CH4), which is a compound of carbon. Hydrogen has a
valency of 1. Carbon is tetravalent because it has four valence
electrons. In order to achieve noble gas configuration, carbon shares
these electrons with four atoms of hydrogen as shown in Figure.
2
Carbon Carbon
Oxygen
atom Dioxide
atom
Ethanol
Starch Fiber
Sugar
Source of carbohydrate
.
Functional group Prefix/Suffix Example