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Explain the tetravalency of carbon with the help of electron dot structure.

Important Questions on Carbon and Its Compounds

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Select the two factors because of which carbon compounds exist in large numbers. 
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C and Si both are tetravalent but even then only carbon forms large number of compounds. This is because:
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Carbon does not form ionic compounds. Why?
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What happens when:

Methane reacts with excess of chlorine in the presence light.

Also give the chemical reaction involved.

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What happens when:

Ethyl alcohol reacts with acidified potassium dichromate.

Also give chemical reactions involved.

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Why do saturated hydrocarbons burn with non-sooty flame on complete combustion?
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A hydrocarbon X contains hydrogen exactly double the number of carbon atoms. Identify if X burns with sooty or non-sooty flame and why?
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The general formula of three compounds A, B, and C is CnH2nB has the highest boiling point and C has the lowest boiling point.

Mention the type of compound A, B and C.