Learning Organic Chemistry with Sibi

Resonance in Chemistry: A Complete Audio Guide

A 10-minute audio lesson with slides on resonance, from Kekulé's benzene to resonance structures, the resonance hybrid and the 145 kJ/mol resonance energy of benzene. Sl

Covalent Bonds: A Complete Audio Guide

How covalent bonds form, the theories from Dalton to Pauling, and how bond order sets bond strength and length. A 17-minute audio lesson with slides. Slides, transcript

Four Common Mistakes while Drawing Hydrogen Bonds

In this CurlyArrows 'Learn Chemistry with Sibi' Podcast, I covers the four common mistakes a beginner in chemistry makes while drawing a Hydrogen bond. 1) Number One – Ch

Hydrogen Bonding Explained in Two Minutes

In this 2-minute podcast on Hydrogen Bonding on CurlyArrows 'Learning Chemistry with Sibi', we will learn how this weak-but-mighty force works, and why it only happens wi

Podcast - Polar and Non-Polar Covalent Bond

In this podcast, we will look at how the distribution of two electrons between two atoms in a covalent bond gives rise to a bond type based on polarity, creating two vari

Podcast - Acids | Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, and Lewis

In this audio, we will cover the basic vocabulary related to acids, Lewis, Bronsted-Lowry, and Arrhenius. We will also see how the strength of an acid is measured using K

Podcast - Lone Pair: Chemistry's Quiet Influencers | CurlyArrows

The world of the atoms can seem strange and counterintuitive, governed by probability. Still, we can't help but see parallels when we try to grasp their world through the

Podcast - sp³ Carbon Explained: The Secret Behind Diamonds & DNA! | CurlyArrows

Imagine a single atom responsible for every organic and a few inorganic elements you see on Earth! Diamonds, methane, and even the molecules in your body. That’s sp³ carb

Podcast - Differences between prefixes n-, iso-, neo-, sec-, and tert in Organic Chemistry | CurlyArrows

Common names were the earliest attempts to identify compounds, which were later followed by a systematic, rule-based IUPAC nomenclature system. Prefixes like n-, iso-, ne

Podcast - Conformations in Organic Chemistry | CurlyArrows

Single bonds have an absolute privilege and exclusivity to show bond rotations, a prime reason behind various conformations in organic chemistry. Conformations are variou

Podcast - Difference between Organic and Inorganic Chemistry? | CurlyArrows

Around the 1780s, chemists began classifying compounds based on their source. In those days, any compound obtained directly or indirectly from living things like plants o

Podcast - Why is the Functional group's study foundational to organic chemistry? | CurlyArrows

Functional groups provide a mechanism to enable molecular transformations like - connecting two molecules, rearranging a group of atoms in a molecule, replacing one group

Podcast - Structural Isomerism: The Doppelgangers of Organic Chemistry | CurlyArrows

Two molecules having the same molecular formula may be believed to look alike and related, but they aren't. The expanded structures of these molecules will reveal the tru

Podcast - Drawing Organic Structures: Continuing ancestral tradition of depicting organic structures | CurlyArrows

Representations have existed since the dawn of human civilization. In chemistry, we often use shortened and elaborate representations, using wedges, dots, rings, and chai

Podcast - Why is it important to learn about common reaction types in organic chemistry? | CurlyArrows

Knowledge of common reaction types in organic chemistry will help identify, predict, and design reactions. CurlyArrows has categorized common molecular transformations in

Podcast - How are the electrons in a covalent bond displaced? | CurlyArrows

The chapter Electronic Displacements in a Covalent Bond on curlyarrows.com tries to cover in-depth all the electron-shifting effects that drive chemical reactions. The co

Podcast - How Important is Covalent Bond in Organic Chemistry? | CurlyArrows

Organic compounds form all earthly life, so essentially, covalent bonds determine life per se. The chapter elaborately covers popular theories explaining the bond formati

Podcast - Which bonding types are frequently encountered in Organic Chemistry? | CurlyArrows

The chapter Bonding in Atoms teaches about the two main types of bonds that atoms form, namely ionic and covalent. Another crucial bonding type, the metallic bonding is a

Podcast - Why Learn about Atoms in Organic Chemistry? | CurlyArrows

The chapter on the atom, part of the introductory organic chemistry course, briefly covers the study of an atom and its constituents, mainly the electrons. Several chapte

Podcast - Difference between Ionic, Covalent, Metallic, and Vander Waal Forces | CurlyArrows

Comparison is based on nature and identifying a bond type, the type of atoms (and molecules) involved, their difference in conductivity, bond energy, and physical propert