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Carbon forms an extremely large number of carbon compounds (or organic compounds) because

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it has four electrons in its outermost shell

B

it behaves both as a metal as well as a non-metal

C

it combines with other elements to form covalent compounds.

D

it has the ability to combine with itself, atom to atom, to form long chains.

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S CHAND IIT JEE FOUNDATION-CARBON AND ITS COMPOUNDS -QUESTION BANK 19 (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS )
  1. Which one is the hardest natural substance among the following?

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  2. Which one of the following is an adsorbent?

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  3. In combined state, carbon occurs as

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  4. Which one of the following is a crystalline form of carbon?

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  5. Carbon forms an extremely large number of carbon compounds (or organic...

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  6. Destructive distillation of coal yields

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  7. The process by which decayed plants slowly convert into coal is called

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  8. The purest forms of the amorphous carbon is

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  9. Which of the following molecules is buckminster fullerene?

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  10. Diamond and graphite burn, to give out:

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  11. Activated charcoal is used in gas masks for military and industrial pu...

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  12. The number of free electrons in the outermost shell of carbon in graph...

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  13. Which of the following substances is used in place of H2SO4 in foam ty...

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  14. In which of the following does carbon occur in its purest form in natu...

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  15. Which one of the following is not a constituent of biogas?

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  16. What does water gas comprise of ?

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  17. In the chemical equation ZnO +C to Zn + CO 'C'acts as a/an

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  18. Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

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  19. Which of the following are obtained from fossil fuels?

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  20. The purest form of coal is

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