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2007-10-18 06:31:34 · 4 answers · asked by darling 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
It means that the carbon is hybridized to bond with another carbon through sp3 (single electron sharing), sp2 (double or two electron sharing), or sp (triple or three electron sharing) hybribization.
2007-10-18 06:45:25 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon has 4 valence e-, which means that it can bond with 4 other elements. A single bond is when that element shares 1 of its own valence e- with one of carbon's valences. A double bond is when an element shares 2 e- and carbon shares 2. And a triple bond is when they share 3 e- each. e- is how I symbolize an electron.
2007-10-18 13:38:48 · answer #2 · answered by pari 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A single bond means that the carbon is connected to another atom once. It looks like this: C-C
A double bond is connected twice to the same atom. It looks like this: C=C
A triple bond is a carbon is connected three times to the same atom. I can't draw it on the computer , but it looks exactly like the double bond, only with one extra line.
2007-10-18 13:38:22 · answer #3 · answered by LoquaciousV 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Lewis theory, carbons are single-bonded if they share one pair of electrons, double-bonded if they share two pair, and triple bonded if they share three pair.
In the valence-bond theory, single-bonded carbons are sp3 hybridized, double-bonded sp2, and triple-bonded sp.
2007-10-18 13:39:56 · answer #4 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋