ALLOTROPY: Allotropes of Carbon The element carbon occurs in different forms in nature with widely varying physical properties. Both diamond and graphite are formed by carbon atoms, the differen
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VERSATILE NATURE OF CARBON We have seen the formation of covalent bonds by the sharing of electrons in various elements and compounds. We have also seen the structure of a simple carbon c
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Saturated and Unsaturated Carbon Compounds We have already seen the structure of methane. Another compound formed between carbon and hydrogen is ethane with a formula of C2H6. In order to
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Chains, Branches and Rings In the earlier section, we mentioned the carbon compounds methane, ethane, and propane, containing respectively 1, 2, and 3 carbon atoms. Such ‘chains’ of car
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