Carbon Song

🎶 The Carbon Chain Song 🎶

If you have one carbon, you say meth,

Tiny but strong, it’s the very first step!

If you have two carbons, you say eth,

Add one more carbon — take a deep breath!

If you have three carbons, you say prop,

Building the chain, it just won’t stop!

If you have four carbons, you say but,

Organic chemistry — we love it a lot!

If you have five carbons, you say pent,

Learning these names is time well spent!

If you have six carbons, you say hex,

Naming compounds — what comes next?

If you have seven carbons, you say hept,

In memory lane, these names are kept!

If you have eight carbons, you say oct,

Count them carefully, get it correct!

If you have nine carbons, you say non,

Chain keeps growing, going on and on!

If you have ten carbons, you say dec,

Now you’re a naming expert — check! ✔️

🎵 Bonus Verse (for types of bonds)

Single bond? That’s -ane,

All single links in the chain!

One double bond? That’s -ene,

Unsaturated — shiny and clean!

Triple bond? That’s -yne,

Stronger bonds along the line!