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Ch. 4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life

Ch. 4 Contents
I. Summary Lecture Notes
 
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Introduction: The Importance of Carbon
1.  Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds
2.  Carbon atoms are the most versatile building blocks of molecules
3. Variation in carbon skeletons contributes to the diversity of organic molecules
Functional Groups
4.  Functional groups also contribute to the molecular diversity of life
5.  The chemical elements of life: a review
   
  II. Terms and Figures
   
  III. Quizzes and Handouts
 
  In Class Quiz on Functional Groups 
  In Class Quiz on ring forms
- Dilbert comic strip: free will vs. determinism





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