Chap 4

Question 1

Organic chemistry

Answer 1

The study of carbon compounds (organic compounds)

Question 2

Valence

Answer 2

The amount of bonds that an atom can form. Outer valence electrons that aren’t bonded with another electron yet.

Question 3

Hydrocarbon

Answer 3

Organic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen.

Question 4

Isomers

Answer 4

One of two or more compounds that have the same numbers of atoms of the same elements but different structure and hence different properties.

Question 5

Structural isomer

Answer 5

One of two or more compounds that have the same molecular formula but differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms.

Question 6

Cis-trans isomer

Answer 6

One of several compounds that have the same molecular formula and covalent bonds between atoms but differ in the spatial arrangements of their atoms owing to the inflexibility of double bonds

Question 7

Enantiomers

Answer 7

One of two compounds that are mirrors images of each other and that differ in shape due to the presence of an asymmetric carbon.

Question 8

ATP(adenosine triphospahte)

Answer 8

An adenine containing nucleoside triphosphate that releases free energy when it’s phosphate bonds are hydrolyzed. This energy is used to drive endergonic reactions in cells.