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What is a hydrocarbon?

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A compound containing only carbon and hydrogen

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What is meant by a saturated hydrocarbon?

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Single bonds only

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What is meant by an unsaturated hydrocarbon?

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Contains at least one double bond

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What is a homologous series?

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A family of compounds with similar chemical properties whose successive members differ by the addition of a CH2 group

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What is a functional group?

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The part of the organic compound that is largely responsible for the molecule’s chemical properties

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What is meant by aliphatic?

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Carbon atoms are joined together in unbranched (straight) or branched chains, or non-aromatic rings

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What is meant by alicyclic?

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Carbon atoms joined to each other in ring (cyclic) structures, with or without branches

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What is meant by aromatic?

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Some or all of the carbon atoms are found in a benzene ring

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What is molecular formula?

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The number and type of atoms of each element in a molecule

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What is empirical formula?

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The simplest whole number ratio of the atoms of each element present in a compound

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What is general formula?

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The simplest algebraic formula for any member of a homologous series

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What is displayed formula?

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Shows the relative positioning of all of the atoms in a molecule and the bonds in between them

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What is structural formula?

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Uses the smallest amount of detail necessary to show the arrangement of the atoms in a molecule

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What is skeletal formula?

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A simplified organic formula where a line represents a single bond, an intersection of two lines represent a carbon atom and the end of a line represents a CH3 group

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What is a structural isomer?

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Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula

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What is homolytic fission?

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Each of the bonded atoms take one of the shared pair of electrons from the bond

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What is heterolytic fission?

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One of the bonded atoms take both electrons from the bond

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What does a curly arrow in a mechanism represent?

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The movement of a pair of electrons

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What is an addition reaction?

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Two reactants join together to form one product

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What is a substitution reaction?

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An atom or group of atoms is replaced by a different atom or group of atoms

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What is an elimination reaction?

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Involves the removal of a small molecule from a larger one

Chemistry Module 4 (4 decks)

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