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CARBON AND ITS COMPOUNDS
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CARBON AND ITS COMPOUNDS

Homologous Series of Carbon
Created byVinay Arya
Last updated 9/2019
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • STRUCTURAL DEMONSTRATIONS , ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ,SINGLE COVALENT BOND ,TRIPLE COVALENT BOND

Course content

1 section15 lectures3h 43m total length
  • 4.1. CONTENTS13:11

    Explore carbon's unique bonding, the distinction between organic and inorganic compounds, and the structure, properties, and reactions of hydrocarbons, including alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, and benzene.

  • 4.2. CARBON - INTRODUCTION12:36

    Explore carbon as the central element of life, study its atomic number, electron configuration, and its four-bond capability that forms organic compounds and drives the carbon cycle.

  • 4.3. STRUCTURAL DEMONSTRATIONS16:38

    Explore carbon's versatile structures through practical demonstrations using ball-and-stick models; learn how methane, ethane, and propane form saturated alkanes, and how alkenes with double bonds undergo hydrogenation to become alkanes.

  • 4.4. ORGANIC COMPOUNDS19:26

    Explore organic compounds by examining carbon's ability to form long chains and hydrocarbons, including petroleum, carbonates, and carbonic acid, within organic chemistry.

  • 4.5. SINGLE COVALENT BOND14:16

    Explore how single covalent bonds form through electron sharing, illustrated by methane (CH4), water (H2O), and ammonia (NH3), and contrast with double bonds like O2 and carbon–carbon bonds.

  • 4.6. TRIPLE COVALENT BOND12:36

    Explore triple covalent bonds in nitrogen and carbon compounds, and analyze single, double, and triple bonds with examples like methane, ethane, and carbon dioxide, plus saturated versus unsaturated hydrocarbons.

  • 4.7. PROPERTIES OF COVALENT COMPOUNDS20:28

    Explore the properties of covalent compounds, including physical states, solubility in water and non-polar solvents, electrical conductivity, melting and boiling points, and carbon allotropes like diamond, graphite, and fullerenes.

  • 4.8. UNIQUE NATURE OF CARBON15:58

    Discover the unique nature of carbon, its ability to form maximum and diverse covalent bonds, resulting in long chains and a vast array of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons.

  • 4.9. RING COMPOUNDS11:32

    Explore ring compounds of carbon, from cyclopropane to benzene, and cyclization of straight-chain hydrocarbons into cyclic and aromatic structures, including alkenes, alkynes, and functional groups.

  • 4.10. HOMOLOGOUS SERIES16:03

    Explore homologous series of carbon compounds with similar properties, a common functional group, and a general formula, and learn their preparation along with substitution and hydrogenation reactions.

  • 4.11. ADDITION OF HYDROGEN14:56

    Explore the hydrogen addition to alkenes through a radical mechanism, showing stepwise two-molecule hydrogenation to alkanes, catalyzed by nickel under high temperature, converting unsaturated to saturated hydrocarbons.

  • 4.12. USES OF ETHANOL18:00

    Explains the uses of ethanol, including its role as a biofuel and fuel additive, and its ethanol–water mixtures as antifreeze and coolant in engines.

  • 4.13. USES OF ETHANOIC ACID14:05

    Explore the uses of ethanoic acid (vinegar) in daily life, including preserving sauces and tomato products, and its role in coagulating milk proteins.

  • 4.14. DETERGENTS11:32

    Learn how soaps and detergents use hydrophobic and hydrophilic chains to remove dirt in soft and hard water, and assess biodegradable versus non-biodegradable detergents from petrochemicals.

  • 4.15. IMPORTANT CHEMICAL REACTIONS12:39

    Explore the essential chemical reactions in carbon and its compounds, including oxidation, fermentation, combustion, and key transformations, to prepare for exams.

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Requirements

  • Basics of Carbon Compounds

Description

Carbon is the most important element to life. Without this element, life as we know it would not exist. As you will see, carbon is the central element in compounds necessary for life. Carbon is most important element because it forms largest number of compounds which are useful in our daily life.

Living things need carbon in order to live, grow, and reproduce. Carbon is a finite resource that cycles through the earth in many forms.

This makes carbon available to living organisms and remains in balance with other chemical reactions in the atmosphere and in bodies of water like ponds

and oceans. Carbon is an important constituent of living beings. Along with Nitrogen and oxygen, carbon is one of the essential building blocks of organic life. Carbon forms about 18% of the human body. Carbon is integral because of its unique ability to form four different bonds with other elements.

Carbon is exchanged, or "cycled" among Earth's oceans, atmosphere, ecosystem, and geosphere. All living organisms are built of carbon compounds. It is the fundamental building block of life and an important component of many chemical processes. Carbon. Its atomic number is 6. Its mass number is 12.0. Its atomic mass is 12.011. Its melting point is 3550°C and boiling point is 4830 °C .It occurs in free state as well as in combined state. 18% of our body is made up of carbon. It forms largest number of compounds. The earth crust contains only 0.02% of carbon. Carbon belongs to the group IV of the periodic table.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners and 10 grade students