Organic chemistry is very different from any chemistry you have probably studied before. We will be learning along with chemistry concepts a language that is unique to organic chemistry. This language will allow us to communicate in chemical terms and will also allow us to communicate symbolically. The symbols used depict molecules and molecule as you know are groups of atoms held together by bonds. These bonds can be either ionic or covalent single bonded or multiple bonded.
Organic chemistry is the study of molecules containing carbon.
This lesson is a discussion of naming simple non aromatic hydrocarbons, how they are positioned in bonding and properties of some simple hydrocarbons. This lesson is for students who have passed the first year chemistry or are currently enrolled in at least a high school chemistry class. The student should have been introduced to Lewis dot structures. The teacher will demonstrate how to construct models of hydrocarbons. For the lab it may be helpful to divide the class into groups of 2 to 3 students.