2.3 Carbon

Question 1

Carbon

Answer 1

fundamental chemical element with six protons

Question 2

Functional Groups

Answer 2

group of atoms that provides or imparts a specific function to a carbon skeleton

Question 3

Isomers

Answer 3

molecules that differ from one another even though they share the same chemical formula

Question 4

Organic Molecules

Answer 4

any molecule containing carbon (except carbon dioxide)

Question 5

Hydrocarbon

Answer 5

molecule that consists only of carbon and hydrogen

Question 6

Aliphatic Hydrocarbon

Answer 6

hydrocarbon consisting of a linear chain of carbon atoms

Question 7

Aromatic Hydrocarbon

Answer 7

hydrocarbon consisting of closed rings of carbon atoms

Question 8

Structural Isomers

Answer 8

molecules that share a chemical formula but differ in the placement of their chemical bonds

Question 9

Geometric Isomer

Answer 9

isomer with similar bonding patterns differing in the placement of atoms alongside a double covalent bond

Question 10

Enantiomers

Answer 10

molecules that share overall structure and bonding patterns, but differ in how the atoms are three dimensionally placed such that they are mirror images of each other

Question 11

Substituted Hydrocarbon

Answer 11

hydrocarbon chain or ring containing an atom of another element in place of one of the backbone carbons