Organic Chemistry Flashcards
branch of chemistry that deals with carbon-containing compounds with the exception of inorganic compounds such as: CO2 and CaCO3
organic chemistry
inorganic chemicals with carbon
carbon dioxide
calcium carbonate
other elements beside from carbon found in organic chemicals
H
O
N
P
S
Halogens (Cl, F, Br, I)
Carbon atom is capable of forming how many bonds
four
The four bonds can be all what
single bond
double bond
triple bond
carbon atom’s bonds can be (3)
straight chain
branched chain
cyclic
the mixing of the orbitals, thus forming four bonds that can be single, double, or triple bond.
hybridization
another term for ion collision
sigma bond
simplest organic compound
methane
how many sigma and pi bonds in sp2 hybridization
3 sigma
1 pi
how many sigma and pi bonds in sp hybridization
2 pi bonds
2 sigma bonds
how many sigma and pi bonds in sp3 hybridization
4 sigma
0 pi
difference between the angle between bonds
sp3 109.5
sp2 120
sp 180
geometry between different bonds
sp3 tetrahedral
sp2 planar
sp3 linear
structure wherein the bonds between elements are represented by dash lines and lone pairs of electrons are represented as dots
lewis structure