alkanes: definitions Flashcards
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homologous series
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a series of organic compounds with the same functional group where each successive member differs by a CH₂
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3
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hydrocarbon
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a compound containing only hydrogen and carbon
4
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saturated
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a hydrocarbon containing single bonds only
5
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unsaturated
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hydrocarbons containing non-single bonds
6
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σ /sigma bond
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a covalent bond formed by the lengthways overlap of orbitals directly between two atoms
7
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heterolytic fission
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when a covalent bond breaks and one bonding atom receives both electrons from the bonded pair
8
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homolytic fission
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when a covalent bond breaks and each of the bonded atoms receives one electron, forming two radicals
9
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free radical
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a species with an unpaired electron
