BIO152H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Electron Configuration, Organic Chemistry, Organic Compound
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Lecture 3: water, carbon and macromolecules (ch 2-5) part b. Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. Carbon atoms can form diverse molecules by bonding to four other atoms. A few chemical groups are key to molecular function. Living organisms consist mostly of carbon-based compounds. Carbon is able to form large, complex, and diverse molecules. Proteins, dna, carbohydrates in living matter are all composed of carbon compounds. Concept 4. 1: organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. Organic chemistry is the study of carbon-containing compounds. Organic compounds range from simple molecules to colossal ones. Most contain hydrogen in addition to carbon. Concept 4. 2: carbon atoms form diverse molecules by bonding to four other atoms. Electron configuration is the key to an atom"s characteristics. Electron configuration determines kinds and number of bonds an atom will form with other atoms. Carbon can form four covalent bonds with a variety of atoms.
