Chemistry in Our Lives
Chemistry and Chemicals
Dr.Gurumeet C Wadhawa
Assistant Professor ,Department
of Chemistry
Rayat Shikshan Santa's Veer
Wajekar Asc College,Phunde
Chemistry is the study of substances in terms of
Composition What a material it made of
StructureHow the elementary particles are put together
Properties The characteristics of the material
Reactions How it behave with other substances
What is chemistry?
Chemical reactions happen when
•a car is started
•tarnish is removed from silver
•fertilizer is added to help plants
grow
•food is digested
•electricity is produced from
burning natural gas
•rust is formed on iron nails
Everything in our lives from materials
to life involve chemistry
•glass (SiO
2)
n
•metal alloys
•chemically treated water
•plastics and polymers
•baking soda, NaHCO
3
•foods
•fertilizers and pesticides
•living beings
Chemicals in Toothpaste
What is Organic Chemistry?
•Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds.
–Organic compounds have carbon AND hydrogen
–Carbon Dioxide is NOT organic
•The versatility and stability of carbon’s molecular
structures provides the enormous range of
properties of its compounds.
•Carbon can bond to other carbons
–Reason for the degree of structural complexity
Ridiculous Complexity
Palytoxin –made by species
of some species of seaweed
and coral
Synthesized by Kishi, et. al.
at Harvard in 1994
Organic Chemistry
•Carbon
–Has 4 valence electrons
–Makes 4 covalent bonds to fill its octet
•Can include double and triple bonds
–Hydrocarbon
•Compound with only carbon and hydrogen
Organic Materials
•Addition to previous notes
–Before, it was stated that covalent compounds
were mostly liquid/gas at room temp
–This is primarily for binary compounds (2
elements)
–More complicated structures can be solid at room
temp
General Formulas
•Alkanes
–Contains only single bonds
–C
xH
2x+2
•Alkenes
–Contains at least one double bond
•Alkynes
–Contains at least one triple bond
•Alkenes and Alkynes are more reactive than
alkanes
Saturation
•Saturated: a carbon chain contains as many
hydrogensas possible.
•Saturated compounds contain only single C-H
bonds. Alkanes are saturated.
•Unsaturated means that a carbon chain
contains at least one multiple (double or
triple) bond.
–Alkene = double bond
–Alkyne = triple bond
Hydrocarbons
IUPAC
name
Molecular
Formula
Structural
Formula
Boiling
Point (°C)
Methane CH
4 CH
4 -161.5
Ethane C
2H
6 CH
3CH
3 -88.6
Propane C
3H
8 CH
3CH
2CH
3 -42.1
Butane C
4H
10 CH
3(CH
2)
2CH
3 -0.5
Pentane C
5H
12 CH
3(CH
2)
3CH
3 36.1
Hexane C
6H
14 CH
3(CH
2)
4CH
3 68.7
Heptane C
7H
16 CH
3(CH
2)
5CH
3 98.4
Octane C
8H
18 CH
3(CH
2)
6CH
3 125.7
Nonane C
9H
20 CH
3(CH
2)
7CH
3 150.8
Decane C
10H
22 CH
3(CH
2)
8CH
3 174.1
.
Structure and Physical Properties
•Larger molar mass = higher boiling point
–Bigger compound –higher boiling point
Methane
16 g/mol
-161.5
o
C
Ethane
30 g/mol
-88.6
o
C
Propane
44 g/mol
-42.1
o
C
Butane
58 g/mol
-0.5
o
C
Petrochemicals
•Simple, small hydrocarbons are
petrochemicals
–Chemicals isolated from crude oil (petroleum)
•Octane –used in gasoline
•Propane –used in grills, heaters, etc.
•Butane –lighter fluid
Functional Groups
•Functional
Group –
group of
atoms which
control how
the molecule
reacts
Polymers
Polymers
Large molecules with many, many repeating
units, made from smaller moleculesn
CH
2
CH
2
Polyethylene
Polymers
•Nylon, Kevlar, and PVC are other examples of
manmade polymers
Nylon
PVC (polyvinyl chloride)
Natural Polymers
Proteins RNA
Natural Polymers
DNA
Polysaccharides
Pharmaceuticals
•Most pharmaceuticals are complex, organic
molecules
•Can be natural or manmade
aspirin penicillin Acetaminophen
(aka Tylenol)
Terms To Know
•Hydrocarbon
•Alkane
•Alkene
•Alkyne
•Saturated
•Unsaturated
•Petrochemicals
•Functional Group
•Polymers
Skills To Master
•Differentiating alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes
•Differentiating saturated and unsaturated
compounds
•Differentiating natural polymers and
manmade polymers
•Recognizing common pharmaceuticals
Physical and Chemical
Changes
Change is COOL!
Physical vs. Chemical Changes
Physical changesoccur when substances or
objects undergo a change without changing into
another substance
Chemical changesare changes substances undergo
when they become newor differentsubstances.
Physical vs. Chemical Changes
Chemical changes happen on a molecularlevel
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_chemphys.html
Physical change –object’s identity remains the same
Chemical change –object’s identity changes
Usually involves energy (like heat) and states of
matter.
Remember that after a:
Physical Change
-Involves heat
Meltingof ice cream is an
example of a physical change.
YOUR TURN: Can you think of other examples of
physical changes?
Image available at
http://www.icecreamclubonline.com/
Chemical Change
At the molecular level:The
wax molecule changes to
carbon dioxide and water
molecules.
Burningof a candle is an
example of a chemical
change.
Image available at Colin Baird, “Chemistry in Your Life”. 2
nd
ed.,
(ISBN 0-7167-7042-3) New York: W.H. Freeman, 2006.
Tarnishing of silver
Corrosion (rusting) of iron
Other examples of chemicalchanges
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http://www.photographersdirect.com/buy
ers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=1263140
Image available at
http://www.mrmartinweb.com/bicycle.html
Other examples of chemicalchanges
Can you think of another term for chemical
changes?
YOUR TURN: Can you think of other examples of
everyday life chemical reactions?
Chemical change = chemical reaction
Can you identify the following changes as
physical or chemical?
Crushing a plastic bottle
Melting of ice
Digestion of food
Formation of frost on your window
Milk turns sour
Fireworks
Collecting and Preserving Evidence
Physical and chemical changes are sometimes
involved in the collection of physical evidencefrom
a crime scene
Reference: M. Johll, “Investigating Chemistry: A Forensic Science Perspective.”
W.H.Freeman: New York, 2007. p. 26.
Ex. Latent fingerprints (invisible to the naked eye) are
treated with chemicals to become visible (= chemical
change)
Developing latent fingerprints
Image source:
http://www.clpex.com/images/Articles/R
TX/s-Dsc_0025.jpg
Collecting and Preserving Evidence
Ex. Bloody clothes are dried outto prevent the blood from
decomposing.
Identify the underlined words above as either a
physicalor chemicalchange.
Reference: M. Johll, 2007, p. 25
Question: Why are evidence collected in separate containers?
Chemical changes are more difficult to identify than physical
changes
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/Science/sciber00/8th/matter/
sciber/chemchng.htm
Identifying chemical changes
smoke, and
Can’t see changes in molecules
But we can look for observable signs
color change
bubbling and fizzing
light production
presence of heat
Everyday life chemical changes/reactions
Acid-base reactions
Q. Do you know where in our body do we have acids?
Q. Can you give some examples of acids? Bases?
Q. Can you give an example of acid-base reaction?
Everyday life chemical changes/reactions
Oxidation reactions
Q. Can you tell which gas is used or produced during
oxidation?
Q. What could be an observable sign of oxidation
reaction?
ACID and BASES
of everyday life
Image available at C. Snyder, “The Extraordinary Chemistry of
Ordinary Things,” 4
th
ed. Wiley, 2003.
Image available at C. Baird and W. Gloffke, “Chemistry In Your Life.” New
York: Freeman, 2003. (p. 437)
Acidic soil
Alkaline (basic) soil
Acidic and basic are two extremesthat describe chemicals, just like hot and cold are
two extremes that describe temperature.
Mixing acids and bases can cancel outtheir extreme effects; much like mixing hot and
cold water can even out the water temperature.
A substance that is neither acidic nor basic is neutral.
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/measure/ph.html
Highly corrosive!
Highly corrosive!
Remember:
Low pH = high acidity
Image available at
http://www.phsciences.com/about_
ph/ph_scale.asp