Carbon Atom Flashcards
Those found in living organism
Organic compound
Obtained from the nonliving matter such as minerals
Inorganic compounds
They believed that this substances cannot be prepared
Organic compound
May refer to any force that occurs only in living things
Vital Force
He discovered that animal fat can be broken down into simpler molecules such as glycerin and fatty acids in the presence of alkali
Michel Chevreul
First organic compound to be synthesized
Urea
He discovered that inorganic compounds can be converted to an organic compound
Friedrich Wöhler
Ammonium cyanate, inorganic salt, was heated producing the organic substance—
Urea
A field of chemistry that deals with carbon containing compounds, their properties and reactivity
Organic Chemistry
Carbon containing compound are not considered organic such as:
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Carbonate - Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3)
It encompasses understanding a wide group of molecules extending from CH4, the simplest compound, up to big molecules like those essential to living organisms or biomolecules
Organic chemistry
These compounds are usually nonpolar as a result of small electronegativity difference of carbon and hydrogen
Hydrocarbons
Conversion of animal fat into soap and glycerin in the presence of alkali, react even without_________ on it.
Vital force
Carbon-containing compounds is the accepted definition of?
Organic Compound
What is the valency of the carbon atom?
Tetravalent
The smallest organic compound
Methane, CH4
Capable of sharing four electrons to other atoms
Carbon
Carbon can undergo this process through the formation of chains of carbon atoms
Catenation
Compounds consisting of only carbon and hydrogen
Hydrocarbons
Molecular geometry around carbon
Seesaw
