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Creative Piece
Organic Chemical Research
Introduction:
Organic chemicals make up major parts of our lives, and are very important in every day lives as well as in businesses and industry. The goal of this project is to find out more about an organic chemical which is used fairly commonly, or is well known
Possible organic chemical choices:
Trinitrotoluene
Caffeine
Paracetamol
Ethanol
Diethyl ether
PVC
Acetic acid
Nylon
Nicotine
CFCs
Assignment requirements:
Provide a picture / diagram of the molecular structure of the organic chemical
List the functional groups of the chemical
Explain the uses of the chemical
Explain how the chemical is produced
Explain any possible negative effects of the use of the chemical
List any alternatives for the chemical
The assignment can be presented in any way, a brochure, a report, a short presentation, or any other medium the students would like to use to explain the assignment.,
Introduction:
Organic chemicals make up major parts of our lives, and are very important in every day lives as well as in businesses and industry. The goal of this project is to find out more about an organic chemical which is used fairly commonly, or is well known
Possible organic chemical choices:
Trinitrotoluene
Caffeine
Paracetamol
Ethanol
Diethyl ether
PVC
Acetic acid
Nylon
Nicotine
CFCs
Assignment requirements:
Provide a picture / diagram of the molecular structure of the organic chemical
List the functional groups of the chemical
Explain the uses of the chemical
Explain how the chemical is produced
Explain any possible negative effects of the use of the chemical
List any alternatives for the chemical
The assignment can be presented in any way, a brochure, a report, a short presentation, or any other medium the students would like to use to explain the assignment.,