Basic Facts Flashcards by Mackenzie Snyder | Brainscape

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Types of organic molecules

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acid

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What elements do organic molecules contain?

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Carbon and Hydrogen

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Hydrophilic

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Dissolves in water, polar

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Hydrophobic

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Does not dissolve, no oxygen

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Isomers

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Same formula but different structures

Similar but not same properties

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Carbon backbone

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Chain of carbons in a row

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Types of carbon backbones

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Straight chain
Ring
Branched chain

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Functional Groups

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The things attached to carbon backbone

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Macromolecules

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Large organic molecules like starch

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Monomer

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1 unit

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Dimer

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2 units in molecule

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Polymer

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Many units in a molecule

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Dehydration synthesis

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Combines 2 monomers
Forms water molecules from hydrogen and hydroxide
Covalent bonds

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Hydrolysis

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Breaks apart a bond

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