General Chemistry: Chemical Compounds
General Chemistry: Chemical Compounds
Chemical
Compounds 3
PHILIP DUTTON
UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND
BIOCHEMISTRY
Molecular Compounds
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Figure 3-1
Several representations of the compound acetic acid
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Figure 3-2
Visualizations of (a) butane, (b) methylpropane, and (c) testosterone
FIGURE 3-4
Portion of an ionic crystal and a formula unit of NaCl
Halothane C2HBrClF3
5 Step approach:
We use the Oxidation State to keep track of the number of electrons that
have been gained or lost by an element.
Figure 3-7
Two oxides of lead
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3-6 Names and Formulas
of Inorganic Compounds
Binary Compounds of Metals and Nonmetals
Molecular compounds
usually write the positive OS element first.
HCl hydrogen chloride
mono 1 penta 5
di 2 hexa 6
tri 3 hepta 7
tetra 4 octa 8
Effect of Moisture
Blue anhydrous
CoCl2
Pink hexahydrate
CoCl2• 6 H2O
18.02 g H2O
6 mol H2O x
1 mol H2O
%H2O = x 100%
237.9 g CoCl2• 6 H2O
= 45.45% H2O
Figure 3-8
Effect of moisture on CoCl2
Figure 3-9
Visualizations of some hydrocarbons
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Isomers
Isomers have the same molecular formula but have different
arrangements of atoms in space. Are the following pairs isomers?
(c)
Figure 3-10
Visualizations of some alcohols
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Figure 3-11
The carboxyl group and visualizations of two carboxylic acids
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