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Give reasons for which carbon differs from the rest of the members of its family.

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1. Exceptionally sma ll atomic size, 2. higher electro-negativity, 3. higher ionisation enthalpy and 4. absence of d-orbitals in the valence shell.
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  6. What is buckminsterfullerene ?

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  7. What is the state of hybridisation of carbon in CO3^(2-) ?

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  8. What is the state of hybridisation of carbon in HCO3^(-) ?

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  9. What is the state of hybridisation of carbon in CO2 ?

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  10. Which allotrope of C is used as moderator in atomic reactors and as so...

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  11. Mention the oxides of C which are the anhydrides of carbonic acid and ...

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  12. Name the gases which are present in producer gas.

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  13. Out of CO and CO2 which acts as a ligand and can form a coordinate bon...

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  14. What is the state of hybridisation of carbon in each of the following ...

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  17. What is carborundum ?

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  18. Give an example of a reaction where CO2 acts as an oxidising agent.

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