BIOL 1201 Chapter : Biol 1201 Outline4
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>>>>>>>>aside from water, most biologically related molecules contain carbon. Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. --organic molecules molecules which contain carbon exceptions co, co2 and all carbon molecules (e. g. diamonds graphite, coal) carbon is the most versatile building blocks of molecules. They have a valence of 4 and can bind to 2,3, or 4 other atoms. Carbon atoms are the most versatile building blocks of molecules (see fig 4. 4) --hydrocarbons molecules that contain only hydrogen and carbon: major components of fossil fuels, have diversity of carbon skeletons, are hydrophobic (non polar) because c-c and c-h bond nonpolar. Variations in the carbon skeleton can contribute to the diversity of organic. --isomers molecules which contain the same amount atoms but have those atoms arranged in a different pattern. Three types of isomers (see fig 4. 7): structural isomers, geometric isomers, and enantiomers. --structural isomers molecules which contain the same atoms but have different shape because the atoms are arranged differently.
