ORGANIC MOLECULES
Bohr-Rutherford diagram for Carbon
Lewis Dot diagram for Carbon
Carbon has ____ Valence electrons
Explain how the valence structure of Carbon makes it versatile. Draw some diagrams to
support your explanation.
What is a ‘hydrocarbon’? What are the properties of Hydrocarbons?
Describe the difference between a saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon
Below is a diagram of octane, a hydrocarbon that is saturated. Show how you could
remove one hydrogen to make a double bond (thus making it unsaturated).
Condensed
Expanded Structural
Structural
diagram
Description
Example
You try!
Diagram
Line Diagram
Each VERTEX and the
END of each line
represents a carbon
that is “full” of
Hydrogen unless
otherwise stated
CH3CH2CH2CH3