CHM 1321 Study Guide - Winter 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Carbon, Spa, Proton

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Chm1321 - lecture 1 - introduction to organic chemistry. Organic chemistry: the study of compounds containing carbon atoms. Chemical reactions are caused by the motion of electrons. Organic vs inorganic: all known compounds are classified as either organic (come from living organisms such as plants and animals) and inorganic (come from minerals and gases). https://chemicalalgos. wordpress. com/2014/04/21/introduction-to-organic-chemistry/ The structure of matter: substances are defined by the specific way atoms are arranged. Constitutional isomers: compounds that have the same formula, but different names and physical properties. The colorless gas dimethyl ether and the liquid ethanol, both written as are examples of constitutional isomers. The differences in physical properties can be attributed to the number of carbon bonds. https://chemicalalgos. wordpress. com/2014/04/21/the-structural-theory-of-matter/ 1- find the valency ( measure of the combining power of an atom with others) of each atom in the compound. 2- place the atoms with the highest valency in the center and the monovalent ones at the periphery.

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