Properties of Carbon Worksheet
Explore the unique properties of carbon, its atomic structure, and its importance in organic chemistry and living organisms.
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Properties of Carbon
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of the properties of carbon.
1. How many valence electrons does a carbon atom typically have?
2
4
6
8
2. Which of the following is NOT a common form of pure carbon?
Diamond
Graphite
Water
Fullerenes
3. Carbon atoms can form stable bonds with up to other atoms.
4. The ability of carbon to form long chains and rings is called .
5. Explain why carbon is considered the 'backbone' of organic molecules.
6. All living things contain carbon.
True
False
7. Carbon can only form single bonds with other atoms.
True
False
Match the term with its definition.
8. Allotrope
a. The ability of carbon to bond with itself to form long chains.
9. Catenation
b. Different structural forms of the same element.
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