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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