Organic Chemistry
Chemistry Laws
Laboratory methods
Molecular Geometry
100

A carbon-carbon double bond is the defining feature of this family of compounds.

What are alkenes?

100

This law states that matter can neither be created or destroyed

What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?

100

This method separates an insoluble solid from a liquid using filter paper

What is Filtration?

100

This molecular geometry is adopted by carbon dioxide (CO2).

What is linear?

200

This is the characteristic functional group found in alcohols.

What is a hydroxyl (-OH) group?

200

This Law states that Equal volumes of different gases, at the same temperature and pressure, contain an equal number of molecules

What is Avogadro’s Law?

200

This method forms crystals from a solution to purify solid

What is Recrystallization?

200

This molecular geometry is adopted by methane (CH4).

What is tetrahedral?

300

Ethanol and dimethyl ether share the same molecular formula but differ in structure. These compounds are an example of this phenomenon.

What are structural isomers?

300

This Law states that at a constant temperature, the volume of a fixed amount of gas is inversely proportional to its pressure

What is Boyle’s Law?

300

This method determines the concentration of a solution by reacting it with a solution of known concentration

What is titration? 

300

This molecular geometry is adopted by water (H2O).

What is bent?

400

This molecular conformation, with a dihedral angle of 180°, is generally the most stable conformation of butane.

What is the anti conformation?

400

This Law states that the amount of light absorbed by a solution is proportional to the concentration and the path length that the light travels through.

What is Beer-Lambert Law?

400

This technique identifies functional groups in molecules using infrared light.

What is IR spectroscopy?

400

This molecular geometry is adopted by ammonia (NH3).

What is trigonal pyramidal?

500

In butane, this Newman projection has the highest energy and is thus the least favourable bond-arrangement.

What is the syn-eclipsed conformation?

500

This principle states that if a chemical equilibrium is disturbed by changing the conditions, the position of equilibrium will shift in a direction that counteracts the change.

What is Le Chatelier's Principle?

500

This technique separates volatile compounds based on their interaction with a column and carrier gas.

What is Gas Chromatography?

500

According to VSEPR theory, this would be the molecular geometry for sulfur hexafluoride (SF6).

What is octahedral?