3.1

Question 1

What role does the atom C do?

Answer 1

The atom C is the building blocks

Question 2

How many bonds can one atom C make?

Answer 2

A single C atom can make four covalent bonds.

Question 3

What are functional groups?

Answer 3

Parts of organic molecules that are involved in chem reactions.

Question 4

What can functional groups do?

Answer 4

• give organic molecules distinctive properties
• makes hydrocarbons hydrophilic

Question 5

Chemical formula for hydroxyl

Answer 5

OH

Question 6

Chemical formula for carbonyl

Answer 6

COH / CO

Question 7

Chemical formula for carboxyl

Answer 7

COOH

Question 8

Chemical formula for amino

Answer 8

NH2

Question 9

Chemical formula for sulfhydryl

Answer 9

SH

Question 10

Chemical formula for phosphate

Answer 10

PO4

Question 11

Chemical formula for methyl

Answer 11

CH

Question 12

What functional groups are positive?

Answer 12

only amino

Question 13

What functional groups are negative?

Answer 13

Hydroxyl, carboxyl, phosphate, sulfhydryl

Question 14

What functional groups are polar?

Answer 14

everything except for methyl

Question 15

What is the definition of isomers?

Answer 15

molecules with the same molecular formula but different structures

Question 16

What is ethane?

Answer 16

• gas
  -nonpolar
• same formula as ethanol, except has hydrogen instead of a hydroxyl

Question 17

What is ethanol?

Answer 17

-liquid
-polar
-same formula as ethanol, except has hydrogen instead of hydroxyl
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