DESCRIPTION OF INTERACTIVE

1. Identify the names of the functional groups for the following:
   • octane (no functional groups). octane image alt tag: chemical structure of octane: 8 carbon atoms bonded together in a chain with 3 hydrogen around the first and last carbon and 2 hydrogen around each middle carbon.
   • cysteine (amino, carboxyl, sulfhydryl). cysteine image alt tag: chemical structure of cysteine: a carbon in the centre with four different groups bonded to it. To the left of the central carbon is a nitrogen bonded to 2 hydrogen; bonded above the central carbon is a hydrogen; to the right of the central carbon is another carbon double bonded to an oxygen and also bonded to an oxygen followed by a hydrogen; and bonded below the central carbon is another carbon that is bonded to 2 hydrogen and a sulfur followed by a hydrogen. 
   • linear form of glucose (aldehyde/carbonyl, hydroxyl) glucose image alt tag: chemical structure of glucose: a chain of 5 carbons in a vertical row. The top carbon is bonded to a hydrogen and double bonded to an oxygen; the second carbon is bonded to the left to a hydrogen and to the right to an oxygen followed by a hydrogen; the third carbon is bonded to the left to an oxygen followed by a hydrogen and to the right to a hydrogen; the fourth carbon is bonded to the left to a hydrogen and to the right to an oxygen followed by a hydrogen; and the fifth carbon is bonded to the left to a hydrogen, to the right to an oxygen followed by a hydrogen, and below to another carbon bonded to two hydrogens and an oxygen followed by a hydrogen.
   • ribulose-5-phosphate (phosphate, hydroxyl, ketone/carboynyl) ribulose-5-phosphate image alt tag: chemical structure of ribulose-5-phosphate = a chain of 5 carbons in a vertical row. The top carbon is bonded to the left and above each to a hydrogen and to the left to an oxygen followed by a hydrogen; the second carbon is double bonded right to an oxygen; the third carbon is bonded to the left to a hydrogen and to the right to an oxygen followed by a hydrogen; the fourth carbon is bonded to the left to a hydrogen and to the right to an oxygen followed by a hydrogen; and the fifth carbon is bonded to the left and below each to a hydrogen and to the right to an oxygen followed by a phosphorus that is bonded to three more oxygen: the top and bottom oxygen are single bonded and negatively charged while the right oxygen is double bonded.
   • thymine base (ketone, amino) thymine image alt tag: chemical structure of thymine = a six atom ring. The top atom is a carbon that is double bonded above to oxygen; moving clockwise in the ring is a single bond to a carbon that is also bonded to CH3; moving clockwise in the ring is a double bond to a carbon that is also bonded to hydrogen; moving clockwise in the ring is a single bond to a nitrogen that is also bonded to hydrogen; moving clockwise in the ring is a single bond to a carbon that is also double bonded to oxygen; moving clockwise in the ring is a nitrogen that is also bonded to hydrogen; moving clockwise in the ring is a single bond back to the top carbon.
2. Group the molecules into one of the 3 categories:
   • polar (all except octane and ribulose-5-phosphate);
   • non-polar (octane) or; 
   • ionic (ribulose-5-phosphate).
     • octane;
     • cysteine;
     • glucose;
     • ribulose-5-phosphate;
     • thymine base.
3. Sort the molecules based on their intermolecular forces of attraction
   • octane; 
   • cysteine;
   • glucose;
   • ribulose-5-phosphate or;
   • thymine base.
     • dispersion;
     • ionic or;
     • hydrogen bond.