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## The Study of Organic Chemistry

Organic chemistry is primarily devoted to the unique properties of the
carbon atom and its compounds. These compounds play a critical role in
biology and ecology, Earth sciences and geology, physics, industry,
medicine and --- of course --- chemistry. At first glance, the new
material that organic chemistry brings to the table may seem complicated
and daunting, but all it takes is concentration and perseverance.
Millions of students before you have successfully passed this course and
you can too!

This field of chemistry is based less on formulas and more on reactions
between various molecules under different conditions. Whereas a typical
general chemistry question may ask a student to compute an answer with
an equation from the chapter that they memorized, a more typical organic
chemistry question is along the lines of \"what product will form when
substance X is treated with solution Y and bombarded by light\". The key
to learning organic chemistry is to *understand* it rather than cram it
in the night before a test. It is all well and good to memorize the
mechanism of Michael addition, but a superior accomplishment would be
the ability to explain *why* such a reaction would take place.

As in all things, it is easier to build up a body of new knowledge on a
foundation of solid prior knowledge. Students will be well served by
much of the knowledge brought to this subject from the subject of
General Chemistry. Concepts with
particular importance to organic chemists are covalent bonding,
Molecular Orbit theory, VSEPR Modeling, understanding acid/base
chemistry vis-a-vis pKa values, and even trends of the periodic table.
This is by no means a comprehensive list of the knowledge you should
have gained already in order to fully understand the subject of organic
chemistry, but it should give you some idea of the things you need to
know to succeed in an organic chemistry test or course.

Organic Chemistry is one of the subjects which are very useful and close
to our daily life. We always try to figure out some of the unknown
mysteries of our daily life through our factious thinking habit, which
generates superstitions. Through the help of chemistry we can help
ourselves to get out of this kind of superstition. We always try to find
the ultimate truth through our own convenience. In the ancient past we
had struggled to make things to go as per our need. In that context we
have found fire, house, food, transportation, etc\...

Now the burning question is: \"how can chemistry help our daily life?\"
To find the answer of this questions, we have to know the subject
thoroughly. Let us start it from now.

