Organic Compounds and Everyday LifePart 1

Read "Organic Compounds and Everyday Life" (Section 2.4 in your text) and theattached handout "Organic Nomenclature - Societal Applications". (\}Je'os;~)

Make a listof five materials or substances you use everyday that are made fromorganic compounds. Write a minimum of one paragraph per material

• analyzing the risksand/or benefits of the production and use of each organiccompound

• describe how your life would be different without these five materials.

See the Exemplar on Paint Strippers(You may not use this topic).10 marks MC

Part 2

Find a recent (maximum of one year old) newspaper article that discussesanorganic compound. Make a photocopy of the article or print it from the web andwrite a minimum of two paragraphs, summarizing the article. Please include:

• the formula of the compound• the use or importance of the organic compound in your life or in society• the risksand/or benefits of the organic compound• whether the article portrays the compound as useful or dangerous, in your

opinion

You may need to do additional research beyond your article to complete all therequirements.

See the Exemplar on Mustard Gas and the rubric. (You may not use this topic.)

15 marks MC

Organic Compounds and Everyday lifeExemplar

Part 1 Example

Paint StrippersThispast March break I spent rilY break updating my kitchen. I wanted to paint mycupboards, but they already had a varathane oil finish on them, so in order to prepare themfor paint, I needed to use a paint stripper. I read on the can that the precautions were to useit in a well-ventilated area, but because I have asthma, I decided to buy an organicrespirator. I am very happy I did after learning about the chemicals in paint stripper. One ofthe main chemicals is toluene, a common organic solvent. Toluene can cause drowsiness,dizziness and headache. If you are pregnant, breathing high amounts of toluene can causeharm to the unborn child, and is poisonous if swallowed. The benefit of using a toluene-based paint stripper is that the surface is cleaned and prepared for painting very quicklybecause the paint stripper evaporates and dries quickly. The risksof using toluene are themany health hazards mentioned above. If I did not have paint stripper, I would have toprepare materials for painting by sanding them by hand, which would take more time andenergy, but in the long run, would be safer.

What You Should Know About Using Point Strippers (2007) Consumer Product SafetyCommission. Retrieved Sept. 5, 2007 from http://www.epse.goY/epsepub/pubs/423.html

I NOTE: You must have 5 different chemicals from the text section 2.4, or from the handout.

Part 2 Example (see newspaper article attached)

Britishtested poison gos on hundreds of Indian soldiers in 1930s

Thisarticle exposes National Archive documents from Britain that have revealed thathundreds of Indian Soldiers were exposed to mustard gas intentionally by British militaryscientists in the 1930's. Mustard gos, a commonly known chemical weapon, causes blisteringof the skin and lungs, causes blindness, cancer and death. Mustard gas's prper chemicalname is 1,1-thiobis(2-chloroethane), and has the formula C4HsCI2S.

Thisarticle portrays mustard gas as a dangerous chemical, and outlines how the Indiansoldiers who were exposed to mustard gas experienced severe burns, discomfort anddepression, as a result of the experiments. Mustard gas was commonly used in WWI aschemical warfare, and was developed by the Germans originally. It was highly effectivebecause it could penetrate any clothing or masks.

References:British tested poison gos on hundreds of Indian soldiers in 1930s.Canada East Online (Sept. 1,2007) Retrieved Sept. 5,2007 from http://www.canadaeast.com!news!article!63820.

Mustard Gas Rebeca Holland, Bristol University Molecule of the Month (June 1998) RetrievedSept. 5, 2007 from http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/mustard/mustard.htm

Organic Nomenclature - Societal Applications handout. J. Vander Meij (2007)

Sulfur Mustard. Wikipedia (August 2007) Retrieved on Sept. 5, 2007 fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org!wiki!Mustard gas

Organic Compounds and Everyday Life Part 2 Rubric

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Criteria PointsOrganization Sequence of Student

information is presentsdifficult to information infollow logical(1 ) sequence,

work isclearlydeveloped.(2)

Content Student does Student is Student isat StudentKnowledge not have grasp uncomfortable ease with demonstrates

of information; with content content, but full knowledgestudent cannot and isable to fails to (more thananswer demonstrate elaborate. required).questions basic (6) (8)about subject. concepts.(2) (4)

Structure One or less Lessthan two Twoparagraph paragraphs in paragraphsproviding a length or does providing anvague, not provide a excellent andincorrect or consistent and conciseinconsistent concise summary of thesummary. summary. article.(1) (2) (3)

References Work does not Work includes a Work includes ainclude a copy copy of the copy of theof the article, is article, but may article andnot a current be missing additionalreference. additional references.(1 ) references (2)

consulted.( 1.5)

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