BRAINCAKEOrganic Compounds
Carbon atoms can bond to other carbon atoms. Organic compounds are compounds which have a skeleton of carbon atoms covalently bonded to other carbon atoms and atoms or groups of atoms of other elements covalently bonded to the carbon atoms.
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Key terms in this lesson
- covalent bond
- A strong chemical bond formed when a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms.
More in Biological Molecules
- Bonding
- Polymers and Macromolecules
- Condensation and Hydrolysis
- Carbohydrates
- Monosaccharides
- Test for Reducing Sugars
- Disaccharides
- Test for Non-reducing Sugars
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