Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Functional Groups

-Are specific groups of atoms within molecules that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules
-Are generally the most reactive part of the molecule

Halogen Compounds
 - contain halogen elements such as F, Cl, Br, I.
 - are generally insoluble in water
 - compounds containing F are inert, Cl and Br are reactive only under the drastic condition, and       I are very reactive
    Naming the halogen compounds:Follow the standard rules and put a prefixes of a group attached in front of the main-chain name.
                                  F - fluoro     Cl- chloro     Br- bromo       I - iodo
reaction
2,3-dibromobutane.
Nitro Compounds
 -are insoluble in water 
 -are unreactive except under drastic condition
 -Lower nitro alkanes are colorless liquids with a pleasant smell. Higher members are solids
 -tend to be explosive (ex. TNT)
    Naming the rule:  Similar to halogen compounds. Put a prefixes of a group attached in front of the main-chain name. ----  NO2 = nitro
       2-Nitropropane
Tetranitromethane
Alcohols
 -are organic compounds which contain -OH (hydroxyl) functional group.
 - are generally colourless liquids at room temperature
 - are soluble in water (smaller alcohols are soluble and larger alcohols are insoluble)
 -the hydroxyl group makes the alcohol molecule polar
 - are poisonous to some degrees
    Naming rule: Follow the standard rules and replace the "E" ending in the parent hydrocarbon chain with the ending "OL".
                  

Aldehydes 
- are the organic compounds that contain double bonded oxygen at the end of the chain
-are partially soluble in water
-are very reactive
 Naming rule: follow the standard rules and change the parent chain ending to 'AL'



Kentones
 -are a hydrocarbon chain with a double bonded Oxygen that is not on either end.
 -are typically soluble in water
 -carbonyl group is polar
   Naming rule: follow the standard rules and change the parent chain ending to 'ONE'



Other Functional groups

•Carboxylic Acids
• Esters
• Ethers
• Amides
• Amines



Monday, May 30, 2011

Alkenes & Alkynes

  • Are unsaturated, therefore containing double or triple carbon bonds.
  • General Formula: CnH2n and CnH2n-2.
  • Naming rules similar to Alkanes.
  • Endings -ene and -yne are used to name the parent chains in alkenes and alkynes.
Naming Alkenes and Alkynes
  1. Finds longest continuous chain of carbon atoms.  Number the carbons by giving the multiple bond the lowest possible number.
  2. List and number alkyl groups.  Add prefixes if necessary.  List them alphabetically.
  3. Commas used to separate numbers and hyphens are used to separate numbers and letters.
Geometric Isomers
cis-2-butene
Cis-
trans-2-butene
Trans-
   
  • Labels cis- and trans- are used to distinguish between them.
  • Cis- same side
  • Trans- across/opposite


Examples:

    
1-hexene

4-methyl-1-pentene

2,3-dimethyl-1-butene

2,3-dimethyl-2-butene

3-methyl-1-butyne



Thursday, May 26, 2011

Organic Chemistry

Also known as the Chemistry of Carbon compounds

Some properties :
-have low melting points
-weak or non-electrolytes(put in water and break apart)
-can form chains of C2 atoms that linked in a straight line, circular pattern or branched pattern
-can link other atoms in single/double/triple bonds



Alkanes
-are saturated hydrocarbons which are bonded by single bonds
-hydrocarbons = only hydrogen and carbon thus its not possible for another atom to bond to these structures

For naming, hydrocarbons end with '-ane' just cause :)

Carbon= n
2n+ 2=# of H

Hydrocarbons have side branches which are actually hydrocarbon chains.
Akyl groups- removing a hydrogen atom from an orginal alkane
 this is 4-methyl butane
Naming - replace all '-anes' with 'yls'

If there is more than 1 type of alkyl group, put them in alphabetical order with position number in the front, and put a dash in between alkyl group and number.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Chemical Bonding

There are 3 types of Chemical Bonds :


Ionic bonds which rely on the transfer of electrons
Non polar covalent which rely on the sharing of equal amount of electrons
Polar covalent which rely on the sharing of unequal amount of electrons

Electrostatic Force 
-is a force that exists between charged particles in ionic compounds as a result of Attraction/ Repulsion
-operates equally in all directions

In ionic bonds, a metal and non-metal bonds together. Metals tend to lose electrons due to its low electronegativity values and non-metals gain electrons since they have high electronegativity values.

Electrongativity is calculated by this method :


ENeg Diff. = lENeg1 - ENeg 2l

If ENeg Diff <0.5 it's a non polar covalent bond
If ENeg Diff > 0.5 and <1.8 it's a polar covalent bond
If ENeg Diff > 1.8 it's an ionic bond

In covalent bonds, atoms are held together by intramolecular bonds, they are forces within the molecule and it holds the atoms of the molecule together. These forces are very strong.
However molecules are bonded by intermolecular bonds, which are forces between the molecules itself; they are usually quite weak. In a melting process, only the weak bonds are affected, not the individual molecules.


Polarity
-describes electrical blance of molecule.
-imblance with electrical charge--> polar
-if strength is equal on all sides of molecule--->non polar
Higher electronegativity results in partial negative. (δ- between 0 & -1) Lower electronegativity results in partial positive. (δ+ between 0 & +1) The delta δsymbol represents partial. 



Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Electron Dot & Lewis Dot Structures

  • Picture representation of the valence electron configuration around an atom.
  • Valence electrons represented by dots.
  • Nucleus represented by atomic symbol.
  • Electrons are placed up to two on each side of the symbol for a maximum of eight, which is a full shell.
  • A single electron is placed on each side before pairing them.
  • Hydrogen and Helium, only a maximum of 2 electrons (exception).
  • Lines between atoms indicate chemical bonds.
    • Single lines --> single bonds
    • Double lines --> double bonds
    • Triple lines --> triple bonds
  • Hydrogen and Fluorine never go in center "nucleus"
  • Metals are in center
  • When one element is singled out, it goes in the center.
Octet Rule
Atoms that combine and form bonds either by transferring electrons to form ions or by sharing electrons in covalent bonds until valence shells are full.
  • CNOF (Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen and Fluorine) always follow octet rule.

Steps to Drawing a Lewis Structure

1)  Pick a Central Atom
  • Pick atom with lowest electronegativity
  • Central atom: one furthest from obtaining a full shell.
  • Connect other atoms with a single bond.
  • They might change to double or triple bonds.
2)  Count Electrons
  • Only worry about the shells in the outer shells.
  • Apply Octet Rule: valence shell must contain 8 electrons to be stable.
3)  Place Electrons around Atoms
  • Once you know how many electrons to draw around each atom, place them on structure.
  • When lone pairs are placed, find atoms that do not fulfill octet rule.
  • There may be double or triple bonds formed 
  • **A pair of electrons form a bond.
  • Once electrons are placed, put brackets around the entire structure, if there is a charge on the molecule, write it as a subscript on the upper right, outside the brackets.

Examples:

H
  


Cl2    
         

H2O  

        

NH₃
      

CH₄     
      

O2
   
   

N2    
                          

 NH4+
 
CO32-
 
Open circles represent 2 extra electrons from 2- charge.


Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Bohr Model




The Bohr model is the diagram we use today to visualize what an atom looks like.

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Orbitals: the space occupied by electrons, also known as shells

This is what Bohr believed:

  • Electrons have certain energy levels
  • When electrons jump to a different orbital, they release a certain spectrum of light
  • Ground states are the lowest energy states
  • Excited states are when the electrons jump into a higher or lower level
  • Each element gives off a certain spectrum of light when they are heated
We use this to identify what elements are present in distant stars
 

Structure of a Bohr model

Here are the orders of the shells and the maximum electrons they can have

1st shell: 2 electrons
2nd shell: 8 electrons             } octet rule
3rd shell: 8 electrons             }

In the middle of the diagram, we write the atomic number (number of protons) and the number of neutrons
For example:

The atomic number of chlorine is 17. The atomic mass of chlorine is ~35.
To find the number of neutrons we subtract the atomic number from the atomic mass

  35
­-17
 18

So in the middle of the diagram, we write

17p
18n

chlorine atom model

Monday, May 2, 2011

Periodic Table Trends

This is our current Periodic Table of Elements



Metallic Properties
  • Elements on the Periodic Table change from Metal, to Metalloid, to Non-metal as they go from left to right
  • Elements become more metallic as the go from top to bottom
Metal
  • A solid material that is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity
  • Found on the middle and left side of the Periodic Table

Metalloid
  • Properties are intermediate between those of metals and solid non-metals
  • Are electrical semiconductors
  • Found in between metals and non-metals, separating the two like a staircase

Non-metal
  • Does not have the properties of metallic elements, such as malleability
  • Usually found in nature as gases or weak, brittle solids
  • Found on the right side of the Periodic Table

Reactivity

  • The ability of atoms of the element to donate, receive, or share electrons with the atoms of another elements
  • From left to right, reactivity decreases
  • From top to bottom, reactivity increases
Atomic Radius

  • The size of the atom
  • The distance from the atomic nucleus to the outermost electron orbital
  • From left to right, atomic radius decreases
  • From top to bottom, atomic radius increases

Density

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  • How compact an atom is
  • From top to bottom, density increases

Boiling/Melting Point


  • The temperature at which an element boils or melts
  • Elements at the centre of the periodic table have the highest boiling/melting point

Electronegativity

  • The tendency of an atom to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond
  • From left to right, electronegativity increases
  • From top to bottom, electronegativity decreases

Ionization Energy
  • The energy needed to remove electrons from the atom
  • From left to right, ionization energy increases
  • From top to bottom, ionization energy decreases

Ion Charge


  • The charge (positive/negative) of an element
  • Depends on their groups

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

History of Periodic Table

In the Beginning
  • The first scientific discovery of an element occurred in 1649 when Hennig Brand discovered phosphorous.
    • By 1869, a total of 63 elements had been discovered.
    • As more and more elements were being discovered, scientists began to recognize patterns in properties.
  • In 1863, John Newlands arranged chemical elements in order of their relative atomic masses and he arranged his elements in columns.
  • John Newlands
    • He proposed the Law of Octaves in 1864
    • This law stated that any element will show similar behaviours at the eighth element following it in the table.

Dmitri Mendeleev
  • In 1864, Dmitri Mendeleev improved Newlands' idea and proved its effectiveness.
    • Mendeleev is known as the 'father' of the periodic table.
    • He organized the periodic table like no other chemist.
    • He managed to organize them into groups possessing similar properties, not by atomic mass.
    • He left gaps in the table, predicting that a new element would be discovered in place.
Mendeleev's Periodic Table

  • In 1895, Lord Rayleigh discovered the gaseous element Argon.
    • Did not fit with any of the periodic groups.
  • In 1898, William Ramsey organize argon into the periodic table between chlorine and potassium.
    • He made this decision even though argon's atomic weight was greater than potassium's.
    • This group was called "zero" group due to the zero number of valence electrons in each element.
    • He also predicted correctly properties such as neon.
    • This groups is currently called the Noble Gases.

Modern Periodic Table
  • Glenn Seaborg made the last major changes to the periodic table.
    • Discovered plutonium in 1940
    • Also discovered all elements from 94 to 102.
    • Reconfigured table by moving the actinide series below the lanthanide series.
    • Element 106 was name seaborgium (Sg) in his honor.
  • The periodic table is completely organized by atomic number not by mass.
  • Periodic Law: Elements recur periodically when arranged from lowest to highest atomic number.

Divisions in Periodic Table
  • Period: horizontal rows
  • Groups or Families: vertical columns
  • Blocks: according to subshells (s-, p-, d-, and f-block)
Periodic Table Blocks

Chemical Families
  • Alkali Metals
    • Group 1
    • Located in the s-block
    • Highly reactive metals
  • Alkaline Earth Metals
    • Group 2
    • Located in the s-block
    • Share similar properties
    • Relatively reactive metals
  • Halogens
    • Group 17
    • Non-metal elements
    • Contains all three familiar states of matter at a regular temperature and pressure.
    • Highly reactive because the atoms are highly electronegative due to heir high nuclear charge.
    • Reacts with water.
  • Noble Gases
    • Share similar properties
    • All odorless, colorless, monatomic gases, with low chemical reactivity.
    • Groups 18
    • Outer shell full
  • Lanthanide Series
    • Includes 15 elements with atomic number 57 through 71.
    • Are f-block elements
    • Lanthanum and lutetium are labeled group 3 because they both have a single valence electron, therefor in the d-shell.
  • Actinide Series
    • Includes 15 elements from 89 to 103.
    • Have similar properties.
    • f-block elements
    • Have a much more variable valence than the lanthanies.
    • All radioactive and release energy during radioactive decay
    • Can be used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.
Modern Periodic Table