Organic Compound Notes

What is a compound?
A substance made of two
or more elements
chemically combined in a
set ratio.
What is an element?
A substance that cannot be
broken down into any other
substances by chemical or
physical means.
What is an element
symbol?
One or two letter symbols identify
most elements.

Example: H is for Hydrogen, O is
for Oxygen, Ne for Neon
Writing chemical formula
The first letter of the chemical symbol will be a
capital letter
Example: Carbon C, Sulfur S, Nitrogen N


The second letter of the chemical symbol will be
lower case
Example: Calcium Ca, Sodium Na, Helium
He






Counting elements in the compound
Count the number of capital letters in the
compound to identify how many elements
there are in the compound.

Example: NaCl (salt) is made up of how
many elements?

2 elements (Na, Cl)

Lets practice
How many elements are in the
following compounds?
1. C2 H3 N
2. C56 H58 Cl14 Cu N16 S4
3. NaCl
4. H2O
5. CO2
Use Textbook 34-35 to identify the element
of the following element symbol
1. B 9. Li
2. H 10. Ca
3. C 11. Na
4. O 12. Cu
5. P 13. Cl
6. N 14. Cr
7. S 15. Cs
8. Al

Compound
Inorganic Organic
What is an organic compound?
All organic compounds contain the
element carbon (C) AND contain
other elements such as hydrogen
(H), oxygen (O), phosphorus (P),
nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S).

Example: CH , CH OH
3
3
Elements that start with C, but are
not Carbon
Cl -- Chlorine
Co Cobalt
Ca Calcium
Cu Copper
Cr -- Chromium

Is there a difference between the 2
substances?
1. CO
2. Co
Yes.
1.CO is a compound made up of
Carbon and Oxygen
2.Co is an element Cobalt
What is an inorganic compound?
All compounds that do NOT
contain the element carbon.

Example: H O, CaCl
2
Identify as Organic or Inorganic Compound
1. C3H5NO
2. NaCl
3. CuO2
4. CH3OH
5. C3H7NO2
6. CaCl
7. BeCl2
8. CdF2
9. C7H5NOS
10. C6H5Br


Organic Inorganic
1. Acetaminophen Ammonia
C8H9NO2 NH3
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen Nitrogen, Hydrogen
Oxygen
Name: _________
Date: ____________
Period: _________
Organic vs. Inorganic Compound