Organic molecules

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– explain why carbon has a unique ability to form so many compounds
– describe the importance of carbon compounds to life on Earth
– discuss the differences between organic and inorganic chemistry
– describe the general types of carbon–carbon bond
– explain how bonding affects the shape of organic molecules
– derive the empirical formula of an organic compound from experimental data
– define and use empirical, molecular and general formulae as well as various types of structural formula.