Bio1332 Biochemistry - Lectures Five & Six - Bonding In Organic Molecules
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Complete the following sentence:The modern definition of organic chemistry is "the chemistry of compounds of _________".
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Fill in the blank: ____________ are the only elements which do not use hybrid orbitals to bond to carbon, and instead bond through an unhybridised p-orbital.
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Complete the following sentence:Two _-orbitals can overlap to give a pi-bond.
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Complete the following sentence:Alternating single and double/tripled bonds gives ___________ systems.
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Complete the following sentence:Any element other than carbon or hydrogen is known as a ___________.
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True or False?Nitrogen can form single, double or triple bonds.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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What happens during the hybridisation of carbon?
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2s electron moves to a 2p orbital, creating 4 orbitals of equal energy
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2p electron moves to half-occupied 2p orbital, to give 2 empty 2p orbitals
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2p electron moves to 2s orbital, creating unequal energy in orbitals
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A. 2s electron moves to a 2p orbital, creating 4 orbitals of equal energy -
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How is the hybridised carbon atom able to bond?
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Can form 4 covalent bonds
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Can form 2 covalent bonds
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Can form 4 ionic bonds
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Can form 2 ionic bonds
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A. Can form 4 covalent bonds -
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What is the correct definition of organic chemistry?
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The chemistry of living things
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The chemistry of natural molecules
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The chemistry of man-made molecules
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A. The chemistry of living things -
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How many electrons does carbon have?
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6
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4
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12
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8
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A. 6 -
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