Question

• 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!
• Please do not select ionic compounds. The compound you select must contain carbon.

Using your textbook and the Internet, answer the following questions regarding your compound:

1. What is the name of your compound?
2. What is its chemical formula?
3. What is its molar mass? Show your work.
4. Write a balanced chemical equation using your compound.
5. How many valence electrons does your compound have?
6. Look up the structure for your compound and include it in your discussion posting.
7. 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?
8. Using the same central carbon atom you used in part g, what is the hybridization about this carbon atom?
9. List all the functional groups present in your compound.
10. List one piece of interesting information you found regarding your compound.