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Unit 18 · Carbon and its Compounds

Chemical Properties of Carbon Presentation

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Science and Technology, Class 9

Chemical Properties of Carbon

Unit 18 · Four key reactions · With equations

What We Learn Today

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Combustion: burning in oxygen

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Reaction with metals: carbides form

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Reducing property: taking oxygen away

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Reaction with steam: water gas forms

How Much Oxygen?

🌬️Plenty of oxygen
Carbon burns completely
CO₂ and heat form
C + O₂ → CO₂ + heat
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🕯️Little oxygen
Carbon burns only partly
Poisonous CO forms
2C + O₂ → 2CO + heat

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Presenter notes: Today we look at how carbon reacts with other substances. Begin by reminding the class that coal, graphite and diamond are all carbon.