Match each carbon term to its meaning

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. Left

   Catenation

   Right

   Carbon bonding to other carbon atoms

2. Left

   Tetravalency

   Right

   Carbon having four valence electrons

3. Left

   Covalent bond

   Right

   A bond made by sharing an electron pair

4. Left

   Hydrocarbon

   Right

   A compound of only carbon and hydrogen

5. Left

   Heteroatom

   Right

   An atom replacing hydrogen in the chain

Instructions

Tap a term on the left, then tap what it means.

Explanation