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HYDROCARBONS
CONTENT
- Structure and Valency of Carbon
- Meaning and Examples of Hydrocarbons
- Homologous Series and Functional Group
- Saturated Hydrocarbons
- Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Structure and Valency of Carbon
Carbon atom belongs to group IV of the periodic table of element. The excited state electronic configuration of carbon is 1s2 2s2 2px1 2p1y 2pz1. A carbon has four electrons in its outer shell and uses by sharing electrons to form covalent bonds. Carbon atoms can combine with one another to form chains and rings of different sizes. Carbon atom can catenate that is they can form single double or triple covalent bonds with themselves.
Meaning and Examples of Hydrocarbons
Hydro carbons are compounds composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Hydrocarbons are classified into the two classed (1) Aliphatic compounds and (2) aromatic compounds.
Aliphatic compounds are either acyclic or cyclic.
Acyclic compounds are straight chain or branched chain hydrocarbons.
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