Carbon Bonding Flashcards
What is a wavefunction?
Its just a mathematical description of where electrons are most likely to be. (describes shape of an orbital)
How does Carbon hybridise?
its S and P orbitals merge to form 4 degenerate orbitals. This is what allows carbon to form 4 bonds. It forms bonds to be more stable (octet)
Bond angle of tetrahedral carbon?
109.5 degrees
Is the c-c bond strong? which is stronger, c-c or c-h
C-c is really strong, takes a lot of energy to break but c-h is even stronger
iupac stem names
meth eth prop but pent hex hept oct non dec
What does degenerate mean?
all the same energy level
What is a heteroatom?
an atom that isn’t carbon or hydrogen
do you need to draw lone pairs on skeletal structures?
No
How many electrons per orbital?
2 with opposite spins
Does making a bond lower or higher the energy?
Lower, the system becomes more stable
What type of hybridised orbitals does carbon usually form?
sp3 hybridised. Means one s three p’s all at same energy level (degenerate)
What type of bonds formed between 2 sp3 hybridised carbons?
A Sigma bond
What type of bonds formed between 2 sp2 hybridised carbons?
A sigma and a pi
What type of bonds formed between 2 sp hybridised carbons?
A sigma and two pi bonds
How many electrons per orbital?
2 with opposite spins
