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Chemistry Properties and Structure of Matter: Properties of Matter - Naming Covalent Compounds
This lesson will discuss the rules for writing the names and chemical formulae of covalent molecules and covalent networks. Definitions included: compound, ionic compound, covalent compound, covalent bond, electronegativity, molecular...
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Chemistry Properties and Structure of Matter: Properties of Matter - Naming Allotropes
This lesson will present the rules for writing the names and chemical formulae of elements and their allotropes.
Definitions included: chemical structure, ionic lattice, metallic lattice, molecule, covalent network, solitary atom,...
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The Properties of Carbon: Diamonds, Graphite, Graphene, and Fullerenes
The video discusses the unique properties of different forms of carbon, including diamond, graphite, graphene, and fullerenes. The presenter explains how the four electrons in the outermost occupied electron shell of the carbon atom give...
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Chemistry Properties and Structure of Matter: Properties of Matter - Chemical Properties of Elements
If movies have taught us anything, it’s that the first person to enter a spooky cave is the first to get in trouble! Will First Mate Phil survive to see the light of day? This lesson will shine a light on the chemical properties of...
Catalyst University
General Chemistry | Lewis Structures (Example #2)
In this video, we will determine the Lewis structure for a given compound.
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Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Representing Molecules and Naming Compounds
The video is a lecture on organic chemistry, introducing key concepts such as hydrocarbons, functional groups, homologous series, and isomerism. The speaker explains how organic molecules can be represented in different ways, using...
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Carbenes Part 1: Properties and Formation
We've learned about a variety of different unstable carbon species, like carbocations, carbanions, and carbon radicals. But there is one more to know, carbenes. These are carbon atoms with two bonds and two nonbonding electrons. They...
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Limitations of VSEPR Theory
We've learned about VSEPR theory, and we know how to use it to predict molecular geometry for a variety of organic molecules. But in fact, there are situations where predictions made with VSEPR theory do not line up with experimental...
Catalyst University
Superoxides and Superoxide Dismutase: Physiology, Biochemistry, and Inorganic Mechanism
Superoxides and Superoxide Dismutase: Physiology, Biochemistry, and Inorganic Mechanism
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Practice Problem: VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry
What's with all these shapes? Let's practice assigning hybridization, electron-domain geometry, and molecular geometry. Octahedral! Tetrahedral! Linear! Pyramids and see-saws and what not! Chemistry is fun, isn't it?
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The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator Part 2: Solving the Schrödinger Equation
We just introduced the classical harmonic oscillator, so now let's look at the quantum version! Obviously this is much trickier, but let's solve the Schrödinger equation and see what the solution tells us about the quantum world.
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What Are Giant Chemical Structures
Learn the basics about the differences between different chemical structures, including giant covalent, giant ionic and metallic structures. There are numerous materials and substances that possess giant chemical structures. Some are...
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Covalent Bonding In Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a product of one of the most important chemical reactions in the world: combustion. Combustion is how a lot of people in the world heat their homes and power their cars. It also unfortunately contributes to the...
Professor Dave Explains
Metallic Bonds
We've learned about ionic and covalent bonds, so we understand the interactions that will occur between a metal and a nonmetal, or between two nonmetals. But what about two metals? Metallic bonding! This ends up being sort of like ionic...
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The Functional Group Concept Explained
This is the introduction to the Functional Group concept - giving an oversight about Organic Chemistry, the composition of Alkenes.
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What Shapes Do Simple Molecules Make
Learn the basics about the shapes of simple molecules, when learning about properties of matter. In reality the shapes of simple molecules are 3-D molecules and should be visualised as such. Imagine now the central carbon atom surrounded...
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Properties of Covalent Molecules and Giant Covalent Structures
The video is about covalent molecules, their properties and behavior. The video then goes on to discuss polymers, which are formed by the reaction of monomers with a C-C double bond. The video also discusses giant covalent structures,...
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Ionic and Covalent Bonding
In this video students will come to understand the basic difference between ionic and covalent bonding. Viewers will learn that covalent bonds form between non-metallic atoms that share pairs of electrons and covalent bonds form between...
Curated Video
Atoms and their Interactions - The Chemistry of Life
In this section, I talk about elements, atoms and how they interact. I deal with two types of bonds: Covalent Bonds and Ionic Bonds. I also talk about pH, chemical reactions and metabolism.
Catalyst University
General Chemistry | Lewis Structures (Example #3)
In this video, we will determine the Lewis structure for the compound, CHCl3 (chloroform).
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What Is Benzene
Learn the basics about the properties and chemistry of benzene, as a part of organic chemistry. Benzene is an organic molecule. Benzene is a colourless liquid at room temperature. Its boiling point is 80 degrees C. It’s found naturally...
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What Are Allotropes? Non-Metals
In this video we will looks at what allotropes are, and different examples of them. The term allotrope refers to different forms of the same element. Diamond and graphite are made of only carbon atoms – yet they exhibit very different...