GCSE Chemistry Organic Chemistry Revision Notes

• 1Organic compounds primarily contain carbon and hydrogen.
• 2Functional groups determine the chemical properties of organic molecules.
• 3Isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures.
• 4Reactions in organic chemistry include addition, substitution, and elimination.
• 5Polymers are large molecules made up of repeating structural units.

Organic chemistry focuses on molecules that contain carbon. These molecules can be simple, like methane, or complex, like sugars and proteins. The way these molecules behave depends on their structure and the functional groups they contain, which are specific groups of atoms that influence their chemical reactions.