3-1: Carbon Compounds

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3-1 Carbon Compounds
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1. Carbon Bonding

• Organic Compounds made primarily of carbon atoms

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1. Carbon Bonding (cont)

• Carbon atoms have unique bonding properties
• A carbon atoms has FOUR electrons in the outer
  most level
• So it can form four covalent bonds with other
  atoms
• Carbon Video

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1. Carbon Bonding (cont)

• Carbon-based molecules have three general types
  of structures
• a. Straight chain
• b. Branched chain
• c. Ring

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2. Large Carbon Molecules

• Monomers smaller, simpler molecules
• Polymers molecule made up of repeating monomers
• Macromolecule Large polymers
• 4 types you need to know