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UNIT 2
MODULE 1: THE CHEMISTRY OF CARBON COMPOUNDS (cont’d)
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES EXPLANATORY NOTES SUGGESTED PRACTICAL
ACTIVITIES
3. Acidic and Basic Character of Organic Compounds
Students should be able to:
3.1. explain the difference in Include chlorosubstituted
acidity of alcohols, phenols acids. Reference should be
and carboxylic acids; made to the relationship
between acid strength, pH
and pKa.
Inductive and conjugative
effects.
3.2. explain differences in basic pH and pKb.
character of aliphatic
amines, amides and Inductive and conjugative
aromatic amines; and, effects.
3.3. explain the acid-base Formation of zwitterions.
properties of amino acids.
4. Macromolecules
Students should be able to:
4.1. describe the characteristics Examples to include
of addition polymerisation; polyethene;
polyvinyl chloride; and,
polytetrafluoroethene.
Include monomers for each
polymer respectively.
4.2. describe the characteristics Terylene; nylon 6.6,
of condensation (specific monomers are
polymerisation; required); proteins, starch,
(representative structure
required).
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