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Lecture 1 organics Flashcards

1
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What is organic chemistry?

A

The study of molecules containing carbon

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2
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What sort of molecules contain carbon?

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Plastics, drugs, carbohydrates, DNA, wood, proteins ect

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3
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True or False, most compounds known are organic compounds

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True

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4
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Why are organic compounds important to us?

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Because we constantly consume carbon and react it with oxygen to survive.

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5
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What are natural products?

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A natural product is a chemical compound or substance produced by a living organism—that is, found in nature

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6
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True or False? Plants consume both CO2 and O2

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True

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7
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What is the name of this process: 6CO2 + 6H20 > C2H12O6 (glucose) + 6O2

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Photosynthesis

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8
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What is the name of this process: C2H12O6 + 6O2 > ‘E’ +6CO2 + 6H2O

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Respiration

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9
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What is respiration?

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An intercellular process that produces energy

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10
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Why are there so many different molecules with carbon atoms?

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Because carbon has structural diversity and it can bond to 4 other atoms

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11
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Row 17 on the periodic table always exist as what?

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Molecules

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12
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What are molecules?

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A group of atoms bonded together,

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13
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A molecule with the suffix -ate with an ion produces what?

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A salt

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14
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What did William henry perkin acheive?

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The synthesis of mauveine

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15
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What are isomers?

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Structures with the same formula but different ways of being put together.

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16
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What i the strongest form of carbon?

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A diamond

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17
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What is oxidation?

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The process or result of oxidizing or being oxidized. aka losing electrons

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18
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What is graphite?

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The most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Under high pressures and temperatures it converts to diamond.

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19
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True or False? The oxidation of carbon is slow therefore needs high temp to start

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True

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20
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how do carbon atoms tend to bond together?

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In covalent bonds following the VSEPR theory

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21
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What is the VSEPR theory?

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Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory. A model used in chemistry to predict the geometry of individual molecules from the number of electron pairs surrounding their central atoms.

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22
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Determine the shape with 2BP and 0LP

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Linear 180

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23
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Determine the shape with 3BP and 0LP

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Trigonal Planar 120

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24
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Determine the shape with 2BP and 1LP

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Bent 120

25
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Determine the shape with 4BP and 0LP

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Tetrahedral 109.5

26
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Determine the shape with 3BP and 1LP

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Trigonal pyramidal 107

27
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Determine the shape with 2BP and 2LP

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Bent 109.5

28
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Determine the shape with 5BP and 0LP

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trigonal bipyramidal

29
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Determine the shape with 2BP and 3LP

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Linear

30
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Determine the shape with 6BP and 0LP

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Octahedral

31
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Determine the shape with 5BP and 1LP

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Square pyramidal

32
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Determine the shape with 4BP and 2LP

A

Square planar

33
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What are the simplest organic molecules?

A

Alkanes

34
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What is the formula for alkanes?

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CnH(2n+2)

35
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True or False? The carbon atoms of alkanes all have a tetrahedral structure

A

True

36
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What is the suffix for alkanes?

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-ane

37
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What is the structural formula?

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Drawing the formula with all the hydrogens extending from the carbons

38
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What is the extended formula?

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Drawing the carbons with the hydrogens not showing them extended for example: CH3 CH3

39
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What is the condensed formula?

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Also called the emperical formula it is noting the amount of the individual atoms in the molecule: C2H6

40
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What is the line bond drawring?

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Drawing lines were the bends and ends are carbons

41
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What is the name for a 1 carbon length chain?

A

Methane

42
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What is the name for a 2 carbon length chain?

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Ethane

43
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What is the name for a 3 carbon length chain?

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Propane

44
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What is the name for a 4 carbon length chain?

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Butane

45
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What is the name for a 5 carbon length chain?

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Pentane

46
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What is the name for a 6 carbon length chain?

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Hexane

47
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What is the name for a 7 carbon length chain?

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Heptane

48
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What is the name for a 8 carbon length chain?

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Octane

49
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What is the name for a 9 carbon length chain?

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Nonane

50
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What is the name for a 10 carbon length chain?

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Decane

51
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What is the name for a 11 carbon length chain?

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Undecane

52
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What is the name for a 12 carbon length chain?

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Dodecane

53
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What are alkenes?

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When each carbon still bonds to four atoms but now two of the same are the same in a double bond

54
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True or False? Always # from the end that gives the smallest #

A

True

55
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What are alkynes?

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When a carbon atom is bonded to the same atom three times the compound. Triple bond

56
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What is the shape for an alkane?

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Tetrahedral

57
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What is the shape for an Alkene?

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Trigonal Planar

58
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What is the shape for an Alkyne?

A

Linear

59
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What are hydrocarbons?

A

Compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen

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