Carbon and its
Compounds
CLASS - 10th
ONE SHOT
1
,Carbon and its
Compounds
2
,About CARBON
Atomic number of CARBON is 6 (6p and 6e)
Also it has 6 neutrons.
Mass number = 12 (6p + 6n).
Electronic configuration is 2,4
Valency is 4 so it is Tetravalent.
, Importance of carbon
● Main element present in all living organisms.
● Almost all fuel that we use are made of carbon.
● Other organic substance like carbohydrate, protein,
fats, alcohol, vinegar, glucose etc contain carbon.
● Plastics have carbon.
Uniqueness in carbon
● Carbon can form huge number of compounds.
● Number of carbon compounds are greater than all non-carbon
compounds.
● Carbon based organic chemistry is studied as a separate branch
of chemistry.
Compounds
CLASS - 10th
ONE SHOT
1
,Carbon and its
Compounds
2
,About CARBON
Atomic number of CARBON is 6 (6p and 6e)
Also it has 6 neutrons.
Mass number = 12 (6p + 6n).
Electronic configuration is 2,4
Valency is 4 so it is Tetravalent.
, Importance of carbon
● Main element present in all living organisms.
● Almost all fuel that we use are made of carbon.
● Other organic substance like carbohydrate, protein,
fats, alcohol, vinegar, glucose etc contain carbon.
● Plastics have carbon.
Uniqueness in carbon
● Carbon can form huge number of compounds.
● Number of carbon compounds are greater than all non-carbon
compounds.
● Carbon based organic chemistry is studied as a separate branch
of chemistry.
