The study of all other compounds that are not organic
Saturated hydrocarbon
A hydrocarbon with only single bonds between carbon atoms
Unsaturated hydrocarbon
A hydrocarbon with at least one double or triple bond between carbon atoms
Dimitry Ivanovich Mendeleev
Discovered the modern periodic table by grouping elements according to their physical and chemical properties
Julius Lothar
Discovered the modern periodic table by grouping elements according to their physical and chemical properties
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoiser
Arranged the first true periodic table
Johann Dobereiner
Arranged elements by their similarity into groups of three, called the Triad
John Newland
Established the Law of Octaves and grouped elements known in his time in order of relative atomic mass
Henry Mosley
Devised the presently used Periodic Table which he arranged by atomic number
Bonding
The joining of two atoms in a stable arrangement
Ionic bond
Results from the transfer of electrons from one element to another
Covalent bond
Results from the sharing of electrons between two atoms
Ionic bond
Occurs between atoms of metals and nonmetals with very different electronegativity
The more electronegative atom gains one or more valence electrons and becomes an anion; the less electronegative atoms loses one or more valence electrons and becomes a cation
Bond formed by transfer of electrons
Produce ionized particles that are conductors and have high melting point
Covalent bond
Occurs between two or more nonmetallic elements of similar electronegativity
Formed by sharing electron pairs
Stable non-ionizing particles, they are not conductors at any state
Bonds in all the polyatomic ions and diatomic molecules are all covalent bonds
Can be polar and nonpolar
Nonpolar covalent bond
Occurs between atoms with small electronegativity difference (<0.5 Pauling units), where electrons are shared equally
Polar covalent bond
Occurs between atoms with moderate electronegativity difference (0.5 and 1.9 Pauling units), where electrons are not shared equally
Electronegativity
A measure of an atom's attraction for the electrons it shares in a chemical bond with another atom