2.4.1 Carbon Chemistry and Isomers Flashcards
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organic chemistry
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- the chemistry of carbon-containing molecules.
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carbon
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- has four valence electrons that enable it to make four covalent bonds.
- Because of carbon’s ability to form four covalent bonds, carbon can form a diversity of molecules including long branching chains, rings, and multiple bonds.
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structural isomers
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- are molecules that have the same formula, but whose atoms are arranged differently.
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geometric isomers
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- molecules that have the same formula, but have atoms arranged differently about a double bond.
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enantionmers
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- isomers that are mirror images of each other and are not superimposable.
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Structural (constitutional) isomers differ in __________, while enantiomers differ in __________.
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- the order in which the atoms are bonded; the way in which the atoms are arranged in 3-D space.
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Each carbon atom can share a pair of electrons with as many as __________ other atoms.
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- 4
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Carbon is able to form so many different chemical compounds because
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- its valence shell has four unpaired electrons
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All organic compounds contain
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- carbon
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Isomers are
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- molecules with identical formulas but different structures
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Carbon is well suited to be the backbone of organic compounds because of which of the following characteristics?
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- It can form four covalent bonds with many different types of atoms