Question

What is a carbon compound? Name the various types of carbon compounds?

Answer 1

Carbon compound

• Carbon creates a huge number of compounds with a variety of other elements; these compounds are referred to as carbon compounds. Carbon forms the basic molecule methane $\left({\mathrm{CH}}_4\right)$.
• A hydrocarbon is a chemical substance that is made up of carbon and hydrogen.

Types of carbon compounds

• Saturated carbon compounds
  Saturated carbon compounds have just single bonds connecting the carbon atoms in a ring or chain. Saturated chain carbon molecules are most commonly represented by alkanes. The alkane family includes ethane $\left({\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_6\right)$.
• Unsaturated carbon compounds
  Double or triple bonds are bonded together by various carbon atoms in a ring or chain in unsaturated carbon compounds. Alkenes and alkynes are the most well-known unsaturated carbon molecules. Carbon atoms in alkenes are connected by double bonds, while carbon atoms in alkynes are connected by triple bonds.