Question

Carbon, the Group (14) element in the Periodic Table, is known to form compounds with many elements. Write an example of a compound formed with

(a) chlorine (Group 17 of Periodic Table)

(b) oxygen (Group 16 of Periodic Table)

Answer 1

Carbon, the group 14 element in the periodic table has a million compounds because of its some special conditions like- catenation(self linking property), multiple bonds formation( single, double, and triple), Isomerism(carbon can change geometrical position), and tetra valency(Carbon can form 4 bonds).

Due to all these special qualities carbon can make lots of different kinds of compounds.

(a) The reaction of carbon with Chlorine: The reaction of carbon with chlorine gives out carbon tetrachloride.

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{C}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+2{\mathrm{Cl}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\to {\mathrm{CCl}}_4\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ \mathrm{carbon} \\ \mathrm{tetra}\mathrm{chloride} \end{gathered}$$

(b) The reaction of carbon with oxygen: The reaction of carbon with oxygen(if in a sufficient amount) gives out carbon-di-oxide and carbon mono-oxide(if insufficient).

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{C}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\to {\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ \mathrm{carbon} \\ \mathrm{dioxide} \end{gathered}$$

$$\begin{gathered} 2\mathrm{C}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\to 2\mathrm{CO}\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ \mathrm{carbon} \\ \mathrm{monoxide} \end{gathered}$$