Science : Ch 04 – Carbon and its Compounds

A molecule of ammonia (NH₃) has only single bonds. The atomic number of N is 7. Its electronic configuration is ȷ2, Ǩȸ so it needs 3 more electrons to complete its octet.

Reaction between an acid and an alcohol results in the formation of ester, and the reaction is named as esterification.

Buckminsterfullerene is a molecule of carbon in the form of a hollow sphere consisting of 60 C-atoms and is having the formula C₆₀.

Carboxylic acids are compounds which contain a group also known as carboxyl group.

Both Graphite and diamond being the allotropes of the same element , carbon, have similar chemical properties. So they undergo the same chemical reactions.

Catenation is the property of self-linking of an element by which an atom combines with the other atoms of the same element to form long chains