Portage ochem 219 - module 1
Organic chemistry - answer focus of organic chemistry is the element carbon and the
compounds formed by combining carbon with a relatively small number of other
elements
valence - answer number of bonds an atom will form to fill its valence (outermost) shell
Catenation - answer the process or preference of an element to link/bond with another
atom of the same element.
main group elements - answer elements in the PTOTE other than the transition metals,
lanthanides, and actinides, a full valence shell is composed of eight electrons. They
follow the "octet rule" in trying to complete their valence shell.
Purely covalent - answer no polarization exists; a completely equal sharing of electrons
and the charge is 0.
LDD - answer used to predict how many bonds an atom will form and how many lone
pairs of electrons that atom will typically have when bonded together in a molecule
Ionic bonds are formed by - answerthe complete transfer of one or more valence
electrons from one atom to another atom
cation - answeratom that loses electrons becomes positively charged
anion - answeratom that receives the electrons becomes negatively charged
covalent - answersmall polarization exists
LDD - answerPictorial visualization of only the valence shell of an atom. Helps us see
the unpaired elections and elections that will form bonds
Unsaturated compounds - answermolecules that possess one or more double or triple
bonds (or a ring)
Heteroatoms - answeratoms other than carbon or hydrogen bonded to the carbon
skeleton at various positions
formal charge - answerthe electrical charge possessed by an atom when bonded in a
molecule
Organic chemistry - answer focus of organic chemistry is the element carbon and the
compounds formed by combining carbon with a relatively small number of other
elements
valence - answer number of bonds an atom will form to fill its valence (outermost) shell
Catenation - answer the process or preference of an element to link/bond with another
atom of the same element.
main group elements - answer elements in the PTOTE other than the transition metals,
lanthanides, and actinides, a full valence shell is composed of eight electrons. They
follow the "octet rule" in trying to complete their valence shell.
Purely covalent - answer no polarization exists; a completely equal sharing of electrons
and the charge is 0.
LDD - answer used to predict how many bonds an atom will form and how many lone
pairs of electrons that atom will typically have when bonded together in a molecule
Ionic bonds are formed by - answerthe complete transfer of one or more valence
electrons from one atom to another atom
cation - answeratom that loses electrons becomes positively charged
anion - answeratom that receives the electrons becomes negatively charged
covalent - answersmall polarization exists
LDD - answerPictorial visualization of only the valence shell of an atom. Helps us see
the unpaired elections and elections that will form bonds
Unsaturated compounds - answermolecules that possess one or more double or triple
bonds (or a ring)
Heteroatoms - answeratoms other than carbon or hydrogen bonded to the carbon
skeleton at various positions
formal charge - answerthe electrical charge possessed by an atom when bonded in a
molecule
