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1
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Define hydrocarbon

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An organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen

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Define saturated

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Has single carbon-carbon bonds only

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Define unsaturated

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Has carbon-carbon multiple bonds

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Define homologous series

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Molecules possessing the same functional group where each successive member of the series differ by CH2

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Define functional group

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An atom or groups of atoms which provide the key characteristic chemical reaction of a molecule

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What is the functional group of an alkene

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C=C

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What is the functional group of an Amine

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NH2

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What is the functional group of a haloalkane

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F, Cl, Br or I

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What is the functional group of an aldehyde

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CHO

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What is the functional group of an alcohol

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OH

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What is the functional group of a ketone

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C=O

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What is the functional group of a carboxylic acid

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COOH

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13
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What is the functional group of an ester

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COO

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14
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Define alkyl

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They have the general formula CnH2n+1

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Define aliphatic

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

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Define alicyclic

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

17
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Define aromatic

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A compound containing a benzene ring

18
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Define structural isomers

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Molecules with the same molecular formula but with different structural formulas

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Define homolytic bond fission

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Breaking of a covalent bond, with each bonding atom receiving one electron from the bonded pair, forming 2 radicals

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Define heterolytic bond fission

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The breaking of a covalent bind with one bonding atom receiving both electrons from the bonded pair forming a cation and an anion

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