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What is a saturated hydrocarbon?
A hydrocarbon with single bonds only.
What is an unsaturated hydrocarbon?
A hydrocarbon containing carbon to carbon multiple bonds.
What is an aliphatic hydrocarbon?
A hydrocarbon with carbon atoms joined together in straight or branched chains.
What is an alicyclic hydrocarbon?
A hydrocarbon with carbon atoms joined together in a ringed structure.
What is a functional group?
The part of the organic molecule that it responsible for its chemical reactions.
What is a homologous series?
A series of organic compounds with the same functional group but with each successive member differing by CH₂.
What is nomenclature?
A system of naming compounds.
What is an alkyl group?
An alkane with a hydrogen atom removed.
Halogens alkane F
Fluoro-
Halogenoalkane Cl
Chloro-
Halogenoalkane Br
Bromo-
Halogenoalkane I
Iodo-
Aldehyde
-al -CHO
Ketone
-one C-CO-C
Carboxylic acid
-oic acid. -COOH