Essays Tagged: "carbon atom"
Alcohols
group joined to either an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group. A hydroxyl group is an OH joined to a carbon atom and a cycloalkyl group is a ring of six carbon atoms that is arranged in a hexagonal sha ... shape.Naming alcoholsNaming alcohols is not difficult. Basically, you identify the longest chain of carbon atoms. Then you take the name of the 'alkane' or 'alkene' (as if the hydroxyl group weren't t ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Diamond and Graphite.
ive the differences between DIAMOND and GRAPHITE.Diamond GraphiteMOLECULE STRUCTURE Carbon atoms form a single bond to four other atoms. They are arranged in tetrahedral geometry. They ... four other atoms. They are arranged in tetrahedral geometry. They are shaped in cubes. Each carbon atom is bonded with three neighbours. They are shaped hexagonal.PHYSICAL APPERANCE Di ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Allotropes of Carbon
Allotropes are the existence of an element in more than one form. Carbon is one of the elements that contain many allotropes. Each allotrope of carbon has its own dif ... ntain many allotropes. Each allotrope of carbon has its own different properties. The allotropes of carbon are diamond, graphite, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanobuds, amorphous carbon, glass ... e, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanobuds, amorphous carbon, glassy carbon, lonsdaleite, and carbon nanofoam.Diamond is the best know allotrope of carbon. It is the hardest known natural minera ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Environmental Science - E85 Usage
known as alcohol. Alcohol is an organic compound that has one or more hydroxyl groups attached to a carbon atom. In ethanol's pure form it is a colorless clear liquid with a mild odor. Ethanol has no ... s in the absence of oxygen. As a result energy is obtained when the sugar is changed to ethanol and carbon dioxide. Changing corn to ethanol takes many steps. The starch in the corn has to be broken d ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Dioxide is an unreactive, colourless, odourless gas that occurs in small quantities in the ea ... rth's atmosphere naturally. The earth's ocean, soil, plants and animals release CO2. The formula of Carbon Dioxide is CO2. The CO2 molecule contains 2 oxygen atoms that each share 2 electrons with a c ... . The CO2 molecule contains 2 oxygen atoms that each share 2 electrons with a carbon atom to form 2 carbon - oxygen double bonds. The atoms are arranged as so (OHT). This is called a 'linear molecule' ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Fuel fundamentals
Most fuels are hydrocarbons, that is, chemical compounds made up only of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons are part of t ... rbon. Hydrocarbons are part of the larger family of organic compounds. Any compound that contains a carbon atom is referred to as an organic compound. The reason is that carbon compounds were first id ... things.” Organic compounds are plentiful. More than 90 percent of all known compounds contain carbon.A molecular formula indicates the number of atoms of each element in one molecule of a compou ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Chemical Engineering
Alcohol and Driving
know?In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group. The general formula for a simple acyclic alcohol ... s of alcohols: primary (1°), secondary (2°) and tertiary (3°), based upon the number of carbon atoms the C-OH group's carbon (shown in red) is bonded to. Ethanol is a simple 'primary' alco ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Year 12 Chemistry: Production of Materials. Ethanol Research Task
molecule of water is released as one product.A hydrogen atom and OH group are removed from adjacent carbon atoms to form the water molecule. Each carbon atom has an unpaired electron and both of them ... rm the water molecule. Each carbon atom has an unpaired electron and both of them join up to form a carbon-carbon double bond.The dehydration of ethanol involves ethanol being heated to about 180oC wi ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry