C13 Hydrocarbons

Question 1

Saturated

Answer 1

A molecule in which all the atoms are linked together by single (sigma) bonds only

Question 2

Hydrocarbon

Answer 2

A compound that contains hydrogen and carbon only

Question 3

Aliphatic

Answer 3

Carbon and hydrogen joined together in straight chains, branched chains or non-aromatic rings

Question 4

Radical

Answer 4

A particle that has at least one unpaired electron

Question 5

Substitution

Answer 5

A reaction in which an atom (or group) is replaced by another atom (or group)

Question 6

Homolysis / homolytic fission

Answer 6

occurs when a covalent bond is broken so that the atoms joined by the covalent bond each take one of the shared electrons

Question 7

Unsaturated

Answer 7

Molecules contain one or more double (or triple) bonds

Question 8

Stereoisomers

Answer 8

Have the same molecular and structural formulae but a different 3D spatial arrangement

Question 9

Addition

Answer 9

A ructions in which two molecules combine together to form a single product

Question 10

Electrophile

Answer 10

An electron-pair acceptor that forms a covalent bond

Question 11

Markownikoff’s rule

Answer 11

Stated that the advent other than hydrogen goes to the least hydrogenated carbon atom