Episode 4 — Matter & Materials - Organic Molecules and Properties

Organic Molecules The Uniqueness of Carbon

Learners will be able to:

• Identify the central role of carbon in forming organic compounds. • Explain why carbon can form millions of different compounds that make up living matter. • Describe the types of bonds (single, double, triple) that carbon atoms can form with each other. • Classify a compound as saturated or unsaturated based on the type of bonds between its carbon atoms. • Define what a hydrocarbon is and explain the role of hydrogen in bonding to carbon.