A great variety of the organic compounds is due to its property of carbon_________________?
Correct answer: B. Exhibit catenation
- A. Show tetravalency
- B. Exhibit catenation
- C. Show isomerism
- D. Can form multiple bonds
Explanation
Carbon exhibits catenation, the ability of carbon atoms to form strong C-C bonds and long chains, branched chains and rings. This produces an exceptionally large number of organic structures. Students may choose tetravalency because it allows four bonds, but catenation is the main reason carbon compounds show such great variety.
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Organic compounds are classified by carbon skeleton into open-chain, branched-chain and cyclic compounds, including homocyclic and heterocyclic types. The classification also uses functional groups to distinguish hydrocarbons, halo compounds, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, which is different from naming compounds by IUPAC rules.
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