Table of contents

1. Intro to General Chemistry3h 48m
2. Atoms & Elements4h 16m
3. Chemical Reactions4h 10m
4. BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures1h 38m
5. BONUS: Mathematical Operations and Functions48m
6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions3h 53m
7. Gases3h 49m
8. Thermochemistry2h 37m
9. Quantum Mechanics2h 58m
10. Periodic Properties of the Elements3h 9m
11. Bonding & Molecular Structure3h 29m
12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond Theory1h 57m
13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces2h 23m
14. Solutions3h 1m
15. Chemical Kinetics2h 53m
16. Chemical Equilibrium2h 29m
17. Acid and Base Equilibrium5h 1m
18. Aqueous Equilibrium4h 47m
19. Chemical Thermodynamics1h 50m
20. Electrochemistry2h 42m
21. Nuclear Chemistry2h 36m
22. Organic Chemistry5h 7m
23. Chemistry of the Nonmetals2h 39m
24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds3h 16m

22. Organic Chemistry

Skeletal Formula

General Chemistry

22. Organic Chemistry

Skeletal Formula

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Multiple Choice

Convert the following skeletal formula into condensed and structural formulas.

Condensed: CH₃CH₂OH

Structural: Skeletal formula of butanol with hydroxyl group on the end carbon.

Condensed: CH₃CH₂CH₂(OH)CH₃

Structural: Skeletal formula of 2-butanol with hydroxyl group on the second carbon.

Condensed: CH₃CH₂CH₂OH

Structural: Skeletal formula of 3-butanol with hydroxyl group on the third carbon.

Condensed: CH₃CH(OH)CH₃

Structural: Skeletal formula of 1-butanol with hydroxyl group on the first carbon.

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Identify the number of carbon atoms in the skeletal formula. Each vertex or end of a line represents a carbon atom.

Determine the number of hydrogen atoms attached to each carbon. In a skeletal formula, each carbon is assumed to have enough hydrogen atoms to satisfy the four bonds required by carbon.

Identify any functional groups present. In this case, the 'OH' group is an alcohol functional group attached to one of the carbon atoms.

Write the condensed formula by listing the carbon atoms in sequence, adding the appropriate number of hydrogen atoms to each, and including the functional group. For example, CH3CH(OH)CH3.

Draw the structural formula by explicitly showing all the carbon and hydrogen atoms, as well as the bonds between them, and include the functional group. This involves drawing each carbon atom with its attached hydrogen atoms and the OH group.