basic concepts of organic chem

Question 1

hydrocarbon

Answer 1

a compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen

Question 2

saturated hydrocarbon

Answer 2

contains only single carbon-carbon bonds

Question 3

unsaturated hydrocarbon

Answer 3

contains at least one carbon-carbon multiple bond

Question 4

homologous series

Answer 4

a group of compounds with the same functional group, but with each successive member differing by a -CH2 group

Question 5

functional group

Answer 5

an atom/group responsible for the characteristic reactions of a compound

Question 6

aromatic compound

Answer 6

contains a benzene ring

Question 7

aliphatic compound

Answer 7

a compound joined together in straight chains, branched chains or non-aromatic rings

Question 8

alicyclic compound

Answer 8

an aliphatic compound arranged in non-aromatic rings

Question 9

structural formula

Answer 9

shows the minimum detail for the arrangement of atoms eg CH3CH2CH3

Question 10

displayed formula

Answer 10

shows all the bonds in the structure

Question 11

skeletal formula

Answer 11

hides every C and H atom, leaving just the carbon skeleton and functional groups

Question 12

structural isomers

Answer 12

compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula

Question 13

homolytic fission

Answer 13

the breaking of a covalent bond evenly to form two radicals

Question 14

heterolytic fission

Answer 14

the breaking of a covalent bond unevenly to form two ions