2006-08-28 05:16:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Yes acetylene is the best it can do HCCH. Carbon cannot form quadruple bonds due to the geometry of its orbitals C2 would be left with two unpaired electrons - not stable. Quadruple bonds are believed to be formed in some transition metal compounds as they have the rather different geometry d-orbitals to work with.
2006-08-28 07:14:13 · answer #1 · answered by deflagrated 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because of how the valance shell is set up. Carbon likes having 4 bonds and will do what it has to to see that happen. the 7 bimolecular elements form a 7 on the periodic table by the way
2006-08-28 05:54:43 · answer #2 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.... Your question is a bit ambiguous. Carbon monoxide (a single carbon atom attached to a single oxygen atom) is a bimolecular gas. If you mean C-C, then I concur with the previous answers; the valence electrons of carbon prevent a molecule of C-C from being a gas.
2006-08-28 12:02:57 · answer #3 · answered by biochem118 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon has 4 valence electrons and thus 4 bindings. I don't think there is any such thing as a quadruple binding, so carbon forms larger molecules.
2006-08-28 05:31:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not multimolecular. Infact graphite is a result of some kind of a bonding between carbon atoms
2006-08-28 05:44:08 · answer #5 · answered by LEPTON 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because carbon needs 4 bonds and this cannot be achived when 2 atoms of carbon combined
2006-09-04 04:11:28 · answer #6 · answered by samar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋