Question

Carbon, group (14) element in the periodic table, is know to from 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

(a) Carbon ( C) electronic configuration of carbon, C (6), is `underset(2)K" "underset(4)L`
Electronic configuration forms carbon tetrachloride
`underset("Carbon")(C)+underset("Chlorine")(2Cl_(2))overset(Delta)(to)underset("Carbon tetrachloride")(C Cl_(4))`
Electron dot structure and structural formula of `CCl_(4)` is as follows.

(b) Electronic configuration of O (8) is `underset(2)K" "underset(6)L`
Its electron dot structure and structural formula are as follows

With `O_(2)`,C forms carbon dioxide `(CO_(2))`.