Chapter 10 Flashcards
What is the name of a hydrocarbon containing at least one triple bond?
Alkyne
What is the name of a hydrocarbon containing at least one double bond?
Alkene
What is the name of a hydrocarbon containing only single bonds?
Alkane
Organic chemistry is the branch of chemistry that studies compounds containing ________.
Carbon
What is the prefix for a hydrocarbon with five carbon atoms?
Penta-
What is the prefix for a hydrocarbon with two carbon atoms?
eth-
What is the prefix for a hydrocarbon with eight carbon atoms?
octa-
What is a property of organic compounds?
Bonding is almost entirely covalent
Which of the following is NOT one of the things a functional group does for an organic compound.
A) change the function of the compound and provide sites of predictable chemical behavior
B) used to classify organic compounds into families
C) change the name of the compound
D) determine in large part the physical properties of the compound
E) functional groups do all these things.
E) functional groups do all these things.
In an organic compound, a ___________ alcohol is one in which the hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon that is attached to two others.
Secondary
In an organic compound, a(n)___________ is used to represent all or part of a carbon chain.
R
In an organic compound, a ___________ is one that in large part determines the chemical and physical properties of the compound.
Functional Group
What is this structure
Carboxylic Acid
What is this structure
Amine
What structure is this
Aldehyde
What structure is this
Methyl
What structure is this
Alcohol
