There are millions of different natural and synthetic organic compounds.
Which property of carbon atoms explains this?
Carbon atoms can join to each other to form chains and rings.
Carbon atoms form ionic bonds with many different elements.
Carbon atoms have delocalised electrons in their outer shell.
Carbon atoms lose four electrons easily to form positive ions.
60 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Chemistry 2.3 Properties of materials, covering 2.3.1 Carbon bonding and the variety of organic compounds, 2.3.2 Diamond, graphite, fullerenes and graphene, 2.3.3 Bond strength, changes of state and predicting states, 2.3.4 Bulk properties and types of bonding, and 2.3.5 Nanoparticles: scale, surface area, uses and risks. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.