6.1 flashcards

Question 1

What is a functional group?

Answer 1

Parts of organic molecules that are involved in chemical reactions

Question 2

What is the chemical formula of hydroxyl? is it polar, nonpolar, or charged?

Answer 2

• OH, polar

Question 3

What is the chemical formula of carbonyl? is it polar, nonpolar, or charged?

Answer 3

-COH, -CO-, polar

Question 4

What is the chemical formula of carboxyl? is it polar, nonpolar, or charged?

Answer 4

-COOH-, negative

Question 5

What is the chemical formula of amino? is it polar, nonpolar, or charged?

Answer 5

-NH2, positive charge

Question 6

What is the chemical formula of sulthydryl? is it polar, nonpolar, or charged?

Answer 6

-SH, slightly polar

Question 7

What is the chemical formula of phosphate? is it polar, nonpolar, or charged?

Answer 7

-PO4, nonpolar

Question 8

What is the chemical formula of methyl? is it polar, nonpolar, or charged?

Answer 8

CH3, negatively charged

Question 9

What is an isomer?

Answer 9

molecules with the same molecular formula but different structures

Question 10

What are monomers and polymers?

Answer 10

monomers are singular molecules that make up polymers, and polymers are multiple monomers that can be broken apart and rearranged to creater new polymers

Question 11

How are polymers formed? What happens during this process?

Answer 11

Dehydration synthesis, one monomers donates OH and one other monomer donates H in order to take H2O out

Question 12

How are polymers broken ba ck into monomers? What happens during this process?

Answer 12

Hydrolosis/digestion: uses H2O to break down polymers, H+ and OH- atttach to enzymes