(WIP) Chapter 3 – The Chemical Basis of Life II: Organic Molecules

Bio 190A

Organic molecules contain

carbon

Carbon has how many electrons to fill the valence shell?

4

Carbon can form up to how many covalent bonds?

4 (may be polar or nonpolar, depending on the bonding partner)

Carbon can form ___, ___, or even ___ bonds

single, double, triple

Many diverse molecules can be built from

carbons and a few other atoms (oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen) due to the bonding capacity of carbon

Carbon can form ___ or ___ ___ bonds, depending on the ___ of the ___ ___

polar or nonpolar; electronegativity; bonding partnew