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Organic Chemistry I

ICSE · Class 10 · Chemistry

Quick revision notes for Organic Chemistry I — ICSE Class 10 Chemistry. Key concepts, formulas, and definitions for last-minute revision.

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Introduction and Unique Nature of Carbon

  • Organic chemistry studies compounds of carbon (except CO, CO₂, carbonates, bicarbonates, and carbides)
  • More than 5 million organic compounds exist - 90% of all known compounds
  • Vital Force Theory was disproved by Wöhler's synthesis of urea in 1828
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Classification and Structure of Organic Compounds

  • Organic compounds classified as: Open chain (Acyclic/Aliphatic) and Closed chain (Cyclic)
  • Open chain: Straight chains and branched chains
  • Closed chain: Homocyclic (Carbocyclic) - Alicyclic and Aromatic; Heterocyclic
3

Hydrocarbons and Functional Groups

  • Hydrocarbons contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms
  • Saturated hydrocarbons: Only single bonds (Alkanes - CₙH₂ₙ₊₂)
  • Unsaturated hydrocarbons: Double bonds (Alkenes - CₙH₂ₙ) or Triple bonds (Alkynes - CₙH₂ₙ₋₂)
4

Isomerism

  • Isomerism: Same molecular formula but different properties
  • Structural isomerism: Different arrangement of atoms
  • Chain isomerism: Different carbon skeleton arrangement

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Carbon has atomic number 6Organic compounds are classified intoCompounds containing only carbon and hydrogenAn atom or group of atomsThe phenomenon where compounds have

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