2. Fill in the chart below to identify and describe the functional groups associated with
organic chemistry.
Name
General Structure
Properties/Uses
Alcohol
Aldehyde
Ketone
Fatty acid
Ether

since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.