4.1.1 - Basic Concepts of Organic Chemistry

Question 1

hydrocarbon

Answer 1

compound containing carbon and hydrogen only

Question 2

saturated

Answer 2

contains single carbon-carbon bonds only

Question 3

unsaturated

Answer 3

contains multiple carbon-carbon bonds, including C=C, C≡C, and aromatic rings

Question 4

homologous series

Answer 4

series of compounds with the same functional group but with each successive member differing by CH₂

Question 5

functional group

Answer 5

group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a compound

Question 6

aliphatic

Answer 6

compound containing carbon and hydrogen joined together in straight chains, branched chains, or non-aromatic rings

Question 7

alicyclic

Answer 7

aliphatic compound arranged in non-aromatic rings with or without side chains

Question 8

aromatic

Answer 8

compound containing a benzene ring

Question 9

structural isomers

Answer 9

compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulae

Question 10

homolytic fission

Answer 10

each bonding atom receives one electron from the bonded pair, forming two radicals

Question 11

heterolytic fission

Answer 11

one bonding atom receives both electrons from the bonded pair, forming a negative ion

Question 12

radical

Answer 12

species with an unpaired electron

Question 13

curly arrow

Answer 13

movement of an electron pair