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Organic Chem, Ch 1 & 2
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Organic Chemistry
Undergraduate 2
09/22/2011
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Term
orbital
 Definition
-an allowed energy state for an electron
-up to 2 electrons can occupy an orbital (Pauly Exclusion)
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node
 Definition
region in an orbital with zero electron density
Term
degenerate orbitals
 Definition
orbitals with identical energies
Term
non-bonding electrons
 Definition
valence electrons not involved in bonding, often called a lone pair
Term
arrhenius base
 Definition
creates OH- in water
Term
arrhenius acid
 Definition
creates H30+ in water
Term
Bronsted-Lowry acid
 Definition
proton donor
Term
Bronsted-Lowry base
 Definition
proton acceptor
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lewis acid
 Definition
e-pair acceptor / electrophile
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lewis base
 Definition
e-pair donor / nucleophile
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electrophile
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lewis acid
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nucleophile
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lewis base
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basic
 Definition
has a tendency to be protonated
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acidic
 Definition
has a tendency to be de-protonated
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