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you know, has a valency of 1. Carbon is tetravalent because it has four valence electrons. In order to achieve noble gas configuration, carbon shar... |
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Chapter. Diamonds can be synthesised by subjecting pure carbon to very high pressure and temperature. These synthetic diamonds are small but are ot... |
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have long chains of carbon, branched chains of carbon or even carbon atoms arranged in rings. In addition, carbon atoms may be linked by single, do... |
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could only be formed within a living system. That is, r o it was postulated that a ‘vital force’ was necessary for their synthesis. Friedrich Wöhle... |
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between the Step 3 two carbons (Step 3). Carbon and its Compounds 63 Reprint 2026-27 The electron dot structure for ethene is given in Fig. 4.7. Ye... |
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molecule Can you draw the electron dot structure for cyclohexane? Straight chain,branchedchainandcycliccarboncompounds,allmaybesaturated orunsatura... |
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2 O5, C H3OH7and C H O4 a9e all very similar. Hence, such a series of compounds in which the same functional group substitutes for hydrogen in a ca... |
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C H OH and C H OH, and (c) C H OH 3 2 5 2 5 3 7 3 7 and C 4 9H. ■ Is there any similarity in these three? ■ Arrange these alcohols in the order of ... |
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be called propyne. Carbon and its Compounds 67 Reprint 2026-27 Table 4.4 Nomenclature of organic compounds Class of Prefix/Suffix Example compounds... |
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in the first Chapter. Activity 4.3 Activity 4.4 CAUTION: This Activity needs the teacher’s assistance. ■ Light a bunsen burner and ■ Take some carb... |
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charcoal in an ‘angithi’ sometimes just glows red and n givesoutheatwithoutaflame.Thisisbecauseaflameisonlyproducedwhengaseous K substances burn. W... |
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a test tube and warm it the first Chapter. Carbon gently in a water bath. compounds can be easily ■ Add a 5% solution of alkaline potassium permang... |
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O N S 1. Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction? 2. A mixture of oxygen and ethyne is burnt for welding. Can you t... |
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excess concentrated sulphuric acid results in the dehydration of ethanol to give ethene – Hot Conc. CH −3CH OH 2 H SO →CH = 2H + H O2 2 2 4 The... |
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Activity 4.7 acids. 5-8% solution of acetic acid in water is n Compare the pH of dilute acetic acid called vinegar and is used widely as a preserva... |
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acid. Carbon and its Compounds 73 Reprint 2026-27 NaOH CH C3OC H 2 5 C2H5OH+CH CO3Na (ii) Reaction with a base: Like mineral acids, ethanoic acid r... |
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Soap in the form of a micelle is able to clean, since the oily dirt will be collected in the centre of the micelle. The micelles stay in solution a... |
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to use a larger amount of soap. This problem is overcome by using another class of compounds called detergents as cleansing agents. Detergents are ... |
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attached to carbon chains of different lengths. ■ The functional groups such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids bestow characteri... |
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water is treated with soap. 11. What change will you observe if you test soap with litmus paper (red and blue)? 12. What is hydrogenation? What is ... |
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CHAPTER 5 Life Processes ow do we tell the difference between what is alive and what is not H alive? If we see a dog running, or a cow chewing cud,... |
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most common chemical means to break-down molecules. For this, many organisms use oxygen sourced from outside the body. The process of acquiring oxy... |
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means that the transportation system will need to transport waste away from cells to this excretory tissue. Let us consider these various processes... |
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which is converted into carbohydrates in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. Carbohydrates are utilised for providing energy to the plant. We... |
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sunlight for about six hours. ■ Pluck a leaf from the plant. Mark the green areas in it and trace them on a sheet of paper. ■ Dip the leaf in boili... |
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