Organic chemistry: The wonderful world of carbon compounds.
Q: Why is Carbon the perfect candidate for organic compounds?
A: Because it shares electrons with other carbon atoms to form long and stable bonds.
Double bonds are stronger than single bonds.
The more carbons that branch off, the more stable the molecule is.
Single bonds are better able to rotate and move maximally in space than double bonds.
A special method known as infrared spectroscopy (IR) measures the bond vibration frequencies in a molecule, and is used to determine the functional group(s) in such a molecule. In determining functional groups, an unknown match can be identified.
Why can’t everything be as easy as Organic Chemistry?
P.S. If this all wasn’t very clear to you, ask my OChem teacher! Good Luck!
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Ha ha. I enjoyed reading your blog! You obviously had Organic Chemistry on the brain. I loved your comment at the end when you mentioned the “simplicity” of o-chem and then added your humorous point of view afterward about your true feelings of the subject. Furthermore, your blog was very creative. I thought you did an excellent job in taking creative liberty and constructing something unique and one-of-a-kind. I think you should use this format, or one similar to it, for your lyric essay. I think you could write up something very intriguing! Great post!
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ReplyDeleteOkay I didn’t take Organic Chemistry but I did have chem. 130. So I got the jest of it all. I like how you chose to go a different route with the hermit the crab essay format. I thought it would be weird because I did. To me it seems that you were talking about the bonds in relationships not carbon. I like how you mention that double bonds are stronger than single bonds but single bonds can rotate better. The meaning behind the words was excellent. I really enjoyed reading this blog, thank you so much.
Mercedes