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2:Naming Hydrocarbons Flashcards

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1
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What gives the stem of the name?

A

The longest carbon chain.

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2
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What are the first ten Alkanes?

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Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane
Pentane
Hexane
Heptane
Octane
Nonane
Decane
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3
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What is the formula for Methane?

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CH4

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What is the formula for Ethane?

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C2H6

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What is the formula for Propane?

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C3H8

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What is the formula for Butane?

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C4H10

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What is the formula for Hexane?

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C6H14

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What is the formula for Heptane?

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C7H16

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What is the prefix for 1?

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Meth

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What is the prefix for 2?

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Eth

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What is the prefix for 3?

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Prop

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12
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What is the prefix for 4?

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But

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What is the prefix for 5?

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Pent

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What is the prefix for 6?

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Hex

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What is the prefix for 7?

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Hept

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Define a Hydrocarbon.

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Organic Compounds that only contain Hydrogen and Carbon.

17
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Define a Saturated Hydrocarbon.

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A hydrocarbon with single bonds only

18
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Define an Unsaturated Hydrocarbon.

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A hydrocarbon with some carbon-carbon multiple bonds.

19
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What is the difference between a Saturated and Unsaturated Hydrocarbon?

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A Saturated Hydrocarbon has only got single bonds whilst an Unsaturated has some multiple carbon-carbon bonds.

20
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What is the suffix for an alcohol?

A

-ol

21
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What is the suffix for an Aldehyde?

A

-al

22
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What is an Aldehyde?

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A carbon double bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to a hydrogen.

23
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What is a Ketone?

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A carbon bonded to two Carbons and double bonded to an oxygen.

24
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What is the suffix for a ketone?

A

-one

25
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What is a Carboxylic Acid?

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COOH

Carbon Double bonded to an O and an OH group.

26
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What is the suffix for a Carboxylic Acid Functional Group?

A

-oic acid

27
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If the Functional group is in the middle of a chain, how do you number it?

A

Number to get the smallest possible number.

28
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If the Functional Group is at the end of a chain how do you number it?

A

It will be Carbon number One

29
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If there are several Halogenalkanes, how are they named?

A

In Alphabetical order, regardless of number.

30
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How are branches ordered within a name?

A

In alphabetical order, regardless of number.

31
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What is the prefix for the halogenalkanes?

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Fluro
Chloro
Bromo
Iodo

32
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Define a Functional Group.

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A functional group is the part of a molecule responsible for its chemical reactions.

33
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Define a homologous Series.

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A homologous series is a series of organic compounds with the same functional group but with each successive member with an extra CH2

34
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What is an Alkyl group?

A

An alkane with a hydrogen atom removed.

The side chains.

35
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Define the Empirical Formula.

A

The simplest ratio of each element in a compound.

36
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What is an Aromatic Hydrocarbon?

A

A hydrocarbon with alternating double and single bonds between Carbon atoms, forming rings.

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