11.1 Organic Chemistry

Question 1

What are organic compounds?

Answer 1

Compounds with the element Carbon

Question 2

Why is Carbon so special?

Answer 2

It’s in group 14 of the periodic table, and has 4 electrons in the outer shell
Each Carbon atom can form 4 covalent bonds to other atoms, single, double or triple
Carbon atoms can bond to other Carbon atoms to form long chains

Question 3

What is a hydrocarbon?

Answer 3

A compound containing Carbon and Hydrogen only

Question 4

What is a saturated hydrocarbon?

Answer 4

A saturated hydrocarbon has single bonds only

Question 5

What is an unsaturated hydrocarbon?

Answer 5

Contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond

Question 6

What is a homologous series?

Answer 6

A family of organic compounds with similar chemical properties, follow a trend in physical properties, have the same functional group and each successive member differs by a CH2 group

Question 7

What is a functional group?

Answer 7

Part of an organic molecule that is responsible for the molecule’s chemical properties