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(a) Why are most carbon compounds poor...

(a) Why are most carbon compounds poor conductors of electricity ?
(b) Write the name and structure of a saturated compound in which the carbon atoms are arranged in a ring. Give the number of single bonds present in this compound.

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(a) Most of the carbon compound are covalent compound which do not conduct electricity because they do not contain ions.
(b) A saturated cyclic compound in which the carbon atoms are arranged in a ring is a Cyclo Hexane.

No. of single bonds = 18
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