1 Look at the list of ingredients on an item you have in you

1. Look at the list of ingredients on an item you have in your home for the name of an organic compound that interests you. I strongly encourage you to look up the compound you are interested in to make sure you are able to answer the questions below! 2. Please do not select ionic compounds. The compound you select must contain carbon. 3. Using your textbook and the Internet, answer the following questions regarding your a. What is the name of your compound? formula? Show your work. b. What is its chemical c. What is its molar mass? d. Write a balanced chemical equation using your compound. e. How many valence electrons does your compound have? f Look up the structure for your compound and include it in your discussion posting. . g Select one of the carbon atoms in your compound You must clearly identify this carbon atom. What is the molecular geometry about this carbon atom in your compound? h. Using the same central carbon atom you used in part g. what is the hybridization about this carbon atom? i. List all the functional groups present in your compound j List one piece of interesting information you found regarding your compound 4. Remember to site your sources in APA style. Anything you post has to be rewritten in your own words. Do not cut and paste from another source and claim it as your own. Any posting that contains information word for word from another site will be considered to be plagiarized and will receive a grade of zero. Plagiarism is a violation of the Academic Integrity Statement and will be dealt with on an individual basis

Solution

1. Compound at home

Sugar

2. Cugar has carbon in it.

3. for the compound

a. name : sugar

b. formula = C12H22O11

c. molar mass = 12 x 12 + 22 x 1 + 11 x 16 = 342 g/mol

d. chemical equation,

C12H22O11 ---> C6H12O6 (glucose) + C6H12O6 (fructose)

breakdown of disaccaride to monisaccarides

e. valence electrons = 24

f. Sugar is a disaccaride consisting of one glucose and one fructose units. The two combine to loose a water molecule to form a sugar molecule.

g. molecular geometry of carbon in sugar = tetrahedral

h. hybridization of carbon = sp3

i. functional groups present : alcohol, ether

j. The compound is sweet in taste.