AQA AS Organic Chemistry Notes

Types of formulae


Geneal
famula An algebrace gamula that
-

can decibe
any
member

of family
a
of compands
. CnMan 2- Alkane
+




The number ratio of alans of each elements
Empirical gamula
- implest whole
For example , the molular
is a
compand .


famle you ethere
is C24 +, but the emporal
gamula is CHu .




Molecular
formula The actual
-
number of ratans
of each element is a


molecule .


CHy-propane

the atans sobar
Structural gamula-shows by carben with ,
the attached
hylogen atems and functional groups
.


Skeletal gamula-Shows the bands the carbon stektar with
of only ,



any functional groups. Hydagen and carben atans are
El
OH not sham
.



gavla-Shaws how all
Displayed atams one oranged , and all bands is
between
M
.




H
0 H
im
-