History Flashcards

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branch of chemistry that deals with compounds of carbon

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Organic Chemistry

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What are the important theory in history of organic chemistry?

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Vital Force Theory
Friedrich Wohler
Structural Theory

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3
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Organic compounds originated from living materials, either plants or animals.

Such materials possess force and compounds that are extremely difficult to synthesize in the laboratory.

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Vital Force Theory

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4
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He synthesized urea in the laboratory from the inorganic compound, ammonium
Cyanate. Urea is a component of urine, and thereby ending the concept of vitalism

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Friedrich Wohler

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Friedrich Wohler synthesized urea in the laboratory from the inorganic compound ___________

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ammonium Cyanate

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6
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Chemical formula of producing urea from ammonium cyanate

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NH_4CNO -> (heat added) (NH_2)_2CO

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7
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1 Atoms in an organic compound have fixed number of bonds. This combining
ability is termed as valence.
2 Carbon can form bonds with another carbon atom accounting for a high
percentage of carbon in most organic compounds. This ability of carbon is
called catenation.

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Structural Theory

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Carbon can form bonds with another carbon atom accounting for a high
percentage of carbon in most organic compounds. This ability of carbon is called catenation.

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Structural Theory

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9
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Organic compounds have bonds which is a combining
ability is termed as _____________

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valence

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10
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Carbon can form bonds with another carbon atom accounting for a high
percentage of carbon in most organic compounds. This ability of carbon is called _____________.

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catenation

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