Carbon Flashcards
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Carbon
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The most versatile element; can covalently bond with 4 other elements
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Organic Chemistry
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The study of compounds containing carbon
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Organic Molecules
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Anything made out of Carbon
4
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Hydrocarbon
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Made up of only Carbon and Hydrogen
5
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Isomers
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Molecules that have the same number of elements, but are shaped differently
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Structural Isomers
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Same number of covalently bonded atoms, but they’re arranged differently
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Cis-Trans Isomers
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Same covalently bonded atoms, but they differ in their spatial arrangement
