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Carbon Compounds
Carbon Compounds
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Saturated Hydrocarbons
• A Hydrocarbon is an
organic compound that
contains only the elements
hydrogen and carbon.
• In a saturated
hydrocarbon, all the bonds
are single bonds.
• Alkane is another name
for a saturated
hydrocarbon.
Ethane
Characteristics of Hydrocarbons
• Factors that determine the
properties of a
hydrocarbon are:
• The number of carbon
atoms
• How the atoms are
arranged:
Straight chain
Branched chain
Ring
Straight Chains
• A hydrocarbon can
contain one carbon atom,
as in methane or
thousands of carbon
atoms, as in cellulose
• When a
halocarbon
reacts with a
hydroxyl group.
Polymers
• Polymers can be
classified as natural
polymers or synthetic
polymers.
• Rubber, nylon, and
polyethylene are three
examples of
compounds than can
be synthesized.
Types
• Four types of
polymers produced in
plant and animal cells
are:
• Starches
• Cellulose
• Nucleic acids
• Proteins