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idea of atoms. Everything is composed of atoms, which are the indivisible building blocks of matter and
cannot be destroyed.
J.J Thomson,- an English Scientist, provided the first hint that an atom is made of even smaller particles.
He proposed a model of the atom that is sometimes called as “plum-pudding model”.
ERNEST RUTHERFORD- He reasoned that all atoms that are positively charged particles were contained
in the nucleus. Negatively charged particles were scattered outside the nucleus around the atom’s edge.
Familiarize the number of electrons that an orbitals can hold. As an atom gains electrons, they fill
different orbitals sets according to a specific order.
The s orbital set contains single orbital that can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.
The p orbital set contains 3 orbitals, and thus can hold a total of 6 electrons.
ENERGY LEVEL,SUBLEVELS,ELECTRONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - Organic compounds are molecules that contain carbon atoms covalent
bonded to hydrogen atoms and other elements commonly oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorous and
the halogens.
- This kind of atomic structure makes the carbon atom able to form four covalent bonds with atoms of
other elements and other carbon atoms.
-CARBON CAN ALSO BOND WITH ITSELF WHICH MAKES IT A UNIQUE ATOM
- THIS UNIQUENESS OF CARBON CAN PRODUCE NUMEROUS PRODUCTS
HYDROCARBON
Hydrocarbon are organic compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen only. Hydrocarbons are
group into alkanes, alkenes and alkynes.
Alkanes are hydrocarbons that contain a SINGLE bond.
Alkanes have the general formula of CnH2n+2
ALKENES- Alkenes are hydrocarbons at least one DOUBLE bond between Carbon atoms.
-It has a general formula of CnH2n
H—C═C—H
│ │
H H
ALKYNES-Alkynes are hydrocarbons at least one TRIPLE Covalent bond between Carbon Atoms.
It has a general formula of CnH2n – 2.
Alcohols are group of organic compounds that contain hydroxyl group (-OH) bonded to a
carbon atom. Its general formula is R-OH where R is an alkyl group.
Alcohols get their names by appending the suffix –ol to the hydrocarbon.
BUTANOL