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THE KEY ROLE OF CARBON - Coggle Diagram
THE KEY ROLE OF CARBON
one of the most aboundant elements
all known life forms contain it
chemical basis of all known life
can form 4 covalent bonds in 4 directions
can be bonded by
double
triple
single
long chains of atoms
varied and complex
no limit to the lenght of chains
exe. hydrocarbon can be made up of as many as 100000 carbon atoms
can take the form of backbone, branched or can form rings
skeleton to wich other elements are attached
with hydrogen can be
saturated
unsaturated
isomerism and isomers
the variety of forms chains can take is the major reason of isomerism
same number and kind of atoms but different structure
same molecular formula but different chemicaland physical properties
exe. 2 butanes with same formula (C4H10) but different arrengments
butane has 4 atoms bonded in a chain
isobutane has a branched structure