1.1 - 1.7 Flashcards
definition of organic chemistry
chemistry of carbon compounds
what does the diversity of carbon provide
life on earth
what was ochem originally the study of
compounds extracted from living organisms and their natural products
- sugar, urea, oils
vitalism
natural products needed a “vital force” to create them
ex. of inorganic chemistry
gas, rock, stones
what is added to ammonium cyanate to create urea
heat
what are atoms made up of
- protons
- neutrons
- electrons
what is each elements distinguished by
number of protons in nucleus (atomic number)
isotopes
elements with same number of protons but different number of neutrons
where are electrons bound to nuclei found
in orbitals
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
we can never determine exactly where an electron is, but we can determine the electron density
electron density
probability of the finding the electron in a particular part of the orbital
node
region of zero electron density
S orbital shape
spherical
nodal plane
flat, planar region of space, including the nucleus, with zero electron density
shape of P orbitals
dumbbell
degenerate orbitals
orbitals with identical energies
- 2px, 2py, 2pz
Pauli exclusion principle
each orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons, provided that their spins are paired
Hund’s rule
when there are 2+ orbitals of the same energy, electrons go into different orbitals rather than pair up in the same orbital
valence electrons
electrons in outer shell
how can you find valence electron number
group number
electron shell is determined by looking at the _____________
period
what electrons take part in chemical bonding/reactions
valence
octet rule
atoms desire 8 electrons in their outer shell so it will be filled
- except H and He want 2
a filled shell of electrons is the electron configuration of a ________________-
noble gas
which elements have an expanded octet
elements in third and higher rows
expanded octet
more than 8 electrons because they have low-lying d orbitals available
ionic bonding
giving/taking electrons
covalent bonding
sharing electrons
lone pair
pair of nonbonding electrons
valence
number of bonds an atom usually forms
- C: tetravalent
- N: trivalent
- O: divalent
- H: monovalent
non polar covalent bond
equal sharing of electrons
polar covalent bond
unequal sharing of electrons
how is bond polarity measured
dipole moment
dipole moment
amount of partial charge multiplied by the bond length
bonds and lone pairs of carbon
4,0
bonds and lone pairs of nitrogen
3,1
bonds and lone pairs of oxygen
2,2
bonds and lone pairs of hydrogen
1,0
bonds and lone pairs of halogens
1,3