Carbon-carbon bond

A carbon-carbon bond is a covalent bond between two carbon atoms - a single bond is composed of two electrons, one from each of the two atoms. The carbon-carbon single bond is also called a sigma bond and is said to be formed between hybridised orbitals. There are three types of hybrid orbitals which occur for carbon, sp, sp2 and sp3. Carbon has the unique characteristic among all elements to form long chains of itself. A property called Catenation. This coupled with the strength of the carbon-carbon bond makes carbon the structural element of life and has given rise to the study of Organic Chemistry. Carbon atoms can also form double bonds (composed of two electrons from each atom, making four in total) or triple bonds (with three electrons from each atom). See also sigma-bonds and pi-bonds under molecular geometry.

Related Topics:
Covalent - Bond - Carbon - Atom - Electron - Hybridised - Catenation - Organic Chemistry - Molecular geometry

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There are many ways of making and breaking carbon-carbon bonds.

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