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How to Draw Skeletal Structures of Organic Compounds

August 18, 2016 By Leah4sci

Drawing Skeletal Structures for Organic Compounds Video

Organic molecules can become complicated very quickly. Skeletal structures give you a simple way to quickly represent these organic structures. Once you’ve watched the tutorial video below, make sure to work through my Skeletal Structures Practice Quiz to practice going from condensed formula to line structures and back again. This video will teach you how […]

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Gen Chem Review for Orgo Practice Quiz

September 4, 2016 By Leah4sci

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How well do you know your Organic Chemistry Basics? Start with the Intro to Orgo Video Series.  Reviewing these Gen-Chem topics is foundational to Orgo. Your professor will assume you remember all of these concepts and will plow right on through to the next Orgo topic. Even though most students forget over Break and fall behind…YOU WON’T! […]

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Electron Configuration Tutorial Part 1

August 22, 2012 By Leah4sci

Electron Configuration by periodic table Leah4sci Organic Chemistry

Intro to Orgo Series: Video 4 This tutorial video is designed to help new and incoming organic chemistry students build a solid foundation for organic chemistry Topics discussed in this video include an explanation of electron configuration, how to find the configuration by looking at the table, and a quick example. Video 5 (Electron Configuration […]

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Lewis Dot Diagram and Octet Rule Video

August 28, 2012 By Leah4sci

Lewis Dot Structure Tutorial Video Organic Chemistry Leah4sci

Intro to Orgo Series: Video 6 This tutorial video is designed to help new and incoming organic chemistry students build a solid foundation for organic chemistry. Topics discussed include drawing a Lewis Dot Diagram for Atoms, and the Octet Rule.

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Electron Configuration Tutorial Part 2

August 23, 2012 By Leah4sci

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Intro to Orgo Series: Video 5 This tutorial video is designed to help new and incoming organic chemistry students build a solid foundation for organic chemistry. This video has additional examples of finding the electron configuration of larger atoms and the shortcut version using the noble gas kernel. Video 4 (Electron Configuration Part 1) showed […]

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Atomic Orbitals and Orbital Shapes Video

August 20, 2012 By Leah4sci

Atomic Orbital and Atomic Shapes Organic Chemistry Tutorial Video Leah4sci

Intro to Orgo Series: Video 3 This tutorial video is designed to help new and incoming organic chemistry students build a solid foundation for organic chemistry Topics discussed include an overview of the atomic orbitals including their shapes, sub-orbitals, and the number of electrons found in each. The orbitals are also related to their placement […]

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Periodic Table and Atomic Trends Video

August 17, 2012 By Leah4sci

Periodic Table and Trends Leah4sci Tutorial Video Organic Chemistry

Intro to Orgo Series: Video 2 The reactivity of different atoms in organic chemistry reactions can be compared and derived by understanding the periodic table and being familiar with its trends. This video gives you a brief overview of the table with a heavy focus on trends required in organic chemistry including size and electronegativity. […]

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Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure Video

August 15, 2012 By Leah4sci

Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure in Organic Chemistry Leah4sci Video

Intro to Orgo Series: Video 1 Understanding large-scale organic chemistry reactions is based on the simple principles of organic structure. While you will not be tested directly on this topic in your organic chemistry course, it is vital that you have an understanding of the subatomic particles and their properties This tutorial video will provide […]

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How to Prepare for Your Upcoming Organic Chemistry Semester

January 12, 2018 By Leah4sci

How to Prepare for Your Upcoming Organic Chemistry Semester by leah4sci

Are you worried about your upcoming Orgo Semester? Why not avoid the roadblocks and prepare in advance to ensure you’re ready on day one? Organic chemistry is different than the other difficult science courses. This video gives insightful approaches on how to prepare and ace Orgo 1, Orgo 2, or if you’re retaking! (Watch on […]

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Electron Configuration Quiz

August 27, 2012 By Leah4sci

This quiz is designed to test the material you have learned in the Electron Configuration Tutorial. If you haven’t seen the tutorial yet you can view them here: Electron Configuration Part 1 Electron Configuration Part 2

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