Organic Chemistry I Workbook For Dummies
Chapter One
Working with Models and Molecules
In This Chapter
* Diagramming Lewis structures
* Predicting bond dipoles and dipole moments of molecules
* Seeing atom hybridizations and geometries
* Discovering orbital diagrams
Organic chemists use models to describe molecules because atoms are tiny creatures
with some very unusual behaviors, and models are a convenient way to describe on
paper how the atoms in a molecule are bonded to each other. Models are also useful for
helping you understand how reactions occur.
In this chapter, you use the Lewis structure, the most commonly used model for representing
molecules in organic chemistry. You also practice applying the concept of atom hybridizations
to construct orbital diagrams of molecules, explaining where electrons are distributed
in simple organic structures. Along the way, you see how to determine dipoles for bonds and
for molecules - an extremely useful tool for predicting solubility and reactivity of organic
molecules.
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