We'll be using this book by CalTech. Because it's free. 

https://authors.library.caltech.edu/25032/1/Organic_Chemistry.pdf

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What this episode covers:

1. Organic vs Inorganic Chemistry.

2. Why Carbon is the "go-to" for life versus other elements in group IV (4) of the periodic table.

3. Ionic and Covalent Bonds.

3.2 Polar Covalent Bonds (e.g. water, the selfish equal sharer).

Contact:

Because I might not have covered something or because you want to talk or ask a question:

[email protected]

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Further Reading:

Valence Shells:

https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Purdue/Purdue%3A_Chem_26505%3A_Organic_Chemistry_I_(Lipton)/Chapter_1._Electronic_Structure_and_Chemical_Bonding/1.03_Valence_electrons_and_open_valences

Ionic and Covalent Bonds:

https://www.thoughtco.com/ionic-and-covalent-chemical-bond-differences-606097

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