Chemistry Journal
3.07 Organic Chemistry
Driving Question: What are the unique properties of carbon that allow for various organic
compounds to be created?
Key Ideas and Terms Notes
FQ: What makes the carbon atom es
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Chemistry Journal
3.07 Organic Chemistry
Driving Question: What are the unique properties of carbon that allow for various organic
compounds to be created?
Key Ideas and Terms Notes
FQ: What makes the carbon atom essential for life on Earth?
List the various sources of
carbon in the environment.
Air water rocks soil oceans and fossil fuels
What ability does carbon
have that life is based on?
All carbon is recycled as it moves from one step in the
carbon cycle to the next
What is organic chemistry? The chemistry of carbon atoms
FQ: How do the properties of carbon allow it to form complex molecules?
Describe where carbon is
found.
Carbon is a nonmetal that is found in all ____nature both as a
pure element and in various compounds ______________
_________________.
Describe the bonding
tendencies of carbon.
Four valence electrons in its outermost energy level and it
has a strong tendency to share those electrons in four
bonds
How do carbon atoms often
naturally bond with each
other?
In chains rings plates or networks
The atoms of which elements
do carbon atoms readily bond
with?
Hydrogen oxygen nitrogen sulfur phosphorus and the
halogens
Describe two pure forms of
carbon:
• Diamond
• Graphite
The hardest known material,
solid form of carbon is
colorless and has an
extremely high density of
3.514 g/cm^3
Soft,black,solid form of
carbon that conducts
electricity reasonably well
and is easily broken
FQ: What are the properties of organic compounds based on the functional group?
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