Organic Chemistry

Cards (312)

  • He developed the “Vital Force Theory” stating that organic compounds ONLY originate from _____
    Living things
  • “Vital Force Theory”
    Jons Jacob Berzelius
  • Organic chemistry is a branch of chemistry that deals with compounds that contain ____
    Carbon
  • He disproved the “Vital Force Theory” when he discovered that urea, which is a component of urine could be synthesized simply by heating ammonium cyanate, an inorganic compound.
    Friedrich Wohler
  • ammonium cyanate
    ammonia + cyanic acid
  • King of all elements
    Carbon
  • All compounds are organic if there is a carbon element, except:
    Carbon dioxide
    Carbon monoxide
    Carbonate
    Bicarbonate
  • CCl4
    carbon tetrachloride
    tetrachloromethane
  • CHCl3
    chloroform
    trichloromethane
  • Outer most energy level of an atom
    Valence
  • There must be 8 valence electrons in a compound
    Octet Rule
  • Complete Carbon's Profile
    King of all elements
    A) 6th
    B) 12
    C) 6
    D) 1s2 2s2 2p2
    E) 4A
    F) 4
    G) 4
    H) donate
    I) accept
    J) catenation
    K) shares
  • Complete Nitrogen's Profile
    Most stable nitrogen has 0 valence electron
    A) 7th
    B) 14
    C) 7
    D) 1s2 2s2 2p3
    E) 5A
    F) 5
    G) 3
    H) 1
  • Complete Fluorine's Profile
    Most stable fluorine contains 0 valence electron
    A) 1s2 2s2 2p5
    B) 9th
    C) 19
    D) 9
    E) 7
    F) 7
    G) 1
    H) 3
  • Complete Oxygen's Profile
    Most stable oxygen contains 0 valence electron
    A) 8th
    B) 16
    C) 8
    D) 6
    E) 6
    F) 2
    G) 2
    H) 1s2 2s2 2p4
  • Complete Oxygen's Profile
    Most stable oxygen contains 0 valence electron
    A) 8th
    B) 16
    C) 8
    D) 6
    E) 6
    F) 2
    G) 2
    H) 1s2 2s2 2p4
  • Complete Hydrogen's Profile
    Hydrogen and Helium defies the octet rule
    A) 1st
    B) 1
    C) 1
    D) 1s1
    E) 1
    F) 1A
    G) 1
  • What is the formula for formal charge?
    FC = valence - (bonds + dots)
  • is combining _______ orbitals to make hybrid orbitals.
    Hybridization
    Atomic
  • A region in space in which electrons are most likely to be found.
    Atomic Orbital
  • It states that the exact position and momentum of an electron cannot be simultaneously determined.
    Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
  • A combination of s and px
    Sp
  • Complete the profile of these electron sublevels
    s, p, d, f sublevels
    A) sharp
    B) principal
    C) diffuse
    D) fundamental
    E) sphere
    F) 1
    G) 2
    H) 6
    I) 10
    J) 14
    K) 3
    L) 5
    M) 7
    N) dumb bell
    O) four leaf clover
    P) complex
  • Sigma bond is the ___ bond to form
    1st
  • Sigma bond:
    _____ and ____ bond
    strong and long
  • Sigma bonds form when orbitals are ___
    hybridized
  • The bond after sigma bond
    Pi bond
  • Pi bonds are easy to break off since they are:
    ____ and ____ bonds
    weak and short
  • Pi bonds form when orbitals are ___
    unhybridized
  • How many is the steric number of sp3?
    4
  • How many is the steric number of sp2?
    3
  • How many is the steric number of sp?
    2
  • What is the molecular geometry for ammonia?
    Trigonal pyramidal
  • What is the molecular geometry for formaldehyde?
    Trigonal planar
  • What is the molecular geometry for water?
    Bent
  • What is the molecular geometry for Hydrogen cyanide?
    Linear
  • Complete the profile of the following bond angles:
    Sp3, Sp2, Sp
    A) no lone pair
    B) 1 lone pair
    C) 2 lone pairs
    D) 1 lone pair
    E) no lone pair
    F) 2 bonds
  • What is this type of structural formula?
    Kekule
  • What is this type of structural formula?
    Condensed
  • What is this type of structural formula?
    3D
    A) line
    B) wedge
    C) dash