Chapter 1 Flashcards
define organic chemistry
chemistry of carbon compounds
define atomic numer
protons
define mass number
protons + neutrons
define isotope
same atomic number but differing neutrons
define valence electrons
electrons on the outermost shell
define the Aufbau principle
must fill the lowest energy orbitals first
define hunds rule
when there are two or more orbitals of the same energy, electrons will go into different orbital rather than pairing up in the same orbital
define ionic bonding
- metal and a nonmetal
- transferring of electrons
- opposite charges attract
define covalent bonding
- two or more nonmetals
- electrons are charged
define non polar covalent
electrons are shared equally
define polar covalent
electrons are not shared equally
(one molecule is more electronegative)
formal charge equation
should - has
bonding pattern: Carbon
4 bonds
bonding pattern: Hydrogen
single
bonding pattern: Oxygen
2 bonds, 2 lone pairs
bonding pattern: Nitrogen
3 bonds, 1 lone pair
define sigma bond
a single bond
define a pi bond
- double bond (1 pi bond)
- triple bond (2 pi bonds)
define resonance forms
lewis structures that can be interconverted by moving electrons only
major resonance for criteria
- as many octets as possible
- as many bonds as possible
- charge on most electronegative atom
- same charge
Number of Carbons prefix: meth-
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