Classifying Compounds

Metals, Acids, and Organics

Metals- from the left-hand side of the periodic table to the right-hand side staircase

Organics- contain carbon, also often contain H,O,P,Cl,N. Occur naturally in the world and have a carbon backbone

Acids- Any molecule with A+ to donate not all hydrogens can be donated some hydrogens are more tightly bonded to other atoms

Example Problems: 

• Fe Iron -> Metal
  • • no carbon, no to donate
    • transition metal region
• -> not metal
  • • • • Organic (Carbon Background)
        • resonance allows , Also an Acid
• Butane -> no metal atoms
  • • • • • no hydrogen to donate
          • all bonded to C
• H-Cl  ->No metal
  • • no carbon
    • Hydrochloric acid -> Acid
• Ba    Barium -> Metal
  • • • No carbon, or
• CO Urea -> No metal atoms
  • • • • • No donations
          • has C,O,N,H ->Organic