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Electronic configuration of Carbon

• C6 = 1s22s22p2

Carbon has four electrons in its external level, each of them


can join to the electrons of other elements that can complete their
electronic layer, combining with other elements such as:

Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, halogens


and same carbon.

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Concatenation
• The bonding of atoms of the same element
into a series, called a chain.
Types of carbons
Determine the number of primary, secondary, tertiary
and quaternary carbons in the following compounds

Primary C. = 6 Primary C. = 7
Secondary C. = 1 Secondary C. = 3
Tertiary C. = 2 Tertiary C. = 3
Quaternary C. = 1 Quaternary C. = 1
Write the number of primary, secondary, tertiary and
quaternary carbons in every structure.

Primary Primary
Secondary Secondary
Tertiary Tertiary
Quaternary Quaternary

Primary Primary

Secondary Secondary

Tertiary Tertiary

Quaternary Quaternary
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
CH2-CH3
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

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