Organic+Chemistry

Welcome to organic chemistry!

Go to [|NZQA site] for the complete set of Achievement standard documents, past exam papers, exemplars and assessment schedules (marking schedule).

Organic chemistry is the study of compounds containing carbon.

So far we have looked at alkanes in class and have done a mindmap as a form of note-taking. This page will be updated as the topic continues with worksheets and resources to build on your understanding from class. Make sure you have done your home learning: to complete activity 15B in your textbook (isomers) and completed the 'data and applications' lab in your lab manual..

__Alkanes:__ Below is a series of worksheets and activities that go over alkanes, naming and drawing structural formulae, physical and chemical properties. Look at the following [|3D models] link where you can rotate the alkanes by clicking and moving your mouse, to see the 3D structure of various alkanes.

Alkanes and Alkenes: media type="youtube" key="2C_6ax2TsV8?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

Isomerism: Structural and Geometric (cis and trans) help sheet:

Follow this [|Isomers] link and have a look at the different types of isomers. You only need be concerned with structural isomers, and geometric (cis and trans). Don't stress to much about details - you need to be able to recognise isomers, draw them and name them, but not get caught up in properties etc :-) Naming organic compounds: -Every bend in a chain is a carbon atom - single line is single bond = double line is double bond...

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