Structural Characteristics

• Carbon is the most abundant element in the universe


  True
• Forms many organic compounds with many atoms

  Carbon
• Based molecules have three fundamental structures

  Carbon
• What are the three fundamental Structures

  1.Straight

  2.Rings

  3.Branched
• Is a behaviour exhibited by certain chemical elements

  Allotropy
• Are organic compounds which contains carbon and hydrogen only

  Hydrocarbon
• Alkane Formula


  CnH2n+2
• Are simply charged atoms. They are neither positive nor negative


  Ions
• How are Ions formed

  Ions are formed as atoms gain or lose electrons
• Tend to lose electrons


  Metals
• Tend to lose electrons and form positively charged ion called Cations


  Metals
• Tend to gain electrons and form negatively charged ion called Anions


  Non Metals