Chapter 11 - Organic chemisrty

Question 1

What is a saturated hydrocarbon?

Answer 1

A hydrocarbon that contains single carbon atoms

Question 2

What is a unsaturated hydrocarbon?

Answer 2

A hydrocarbon that have double or triple covalent bonds between adjacent carbon atoms

Question 3

What is an aliphatic hydrocarbon?

Answer 3

A hydrocarbon that contains carbon atoms joined together in straight chains, branched chains, or non-aromatic rings (alicyclic hydrocarbons).

Question 4

What is an aromatic hydrocarbon?

Answer 4

Unsaturated hydrocarbon that contains a benzene ring

Question 5

Homologous series?

Answer 5

Series of organic compounds that has the same functional group. Each member differs by the addition of CH2.

Question 6

Functional groups?

Answer 6

group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a compound

Question 7

General formula for:
Alkanes 
Alkenes
Alcohols
Haloalkanes

Answer 7

Alkanes - CnH2n+2
Alkenes - CnH2n
Alcohols - CnH2n+1OH
Haloalkanes - CnH2n+1X

Question 8

Empirical Formula?

Answer 8

Simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each element present in a compound.

Question 9

Molecular Formula?

Answer 9

Actual number and type of atoms of each element in a molecule of a compound.

Question 10

Isomers?

Answer 10

organic molecules have the same molecular formula but different arrangement of atoms.

Question 11

Structural isomers?

Answer 11

same molecular formula but different structural formula.

Question 12

Homolytic Fission?

Answer 12

Covalent bond breaks so that both bonding atoms receive one electron forming two radicals. (Radical - species with unpaired electron)

Question 13

Heterolytic Fission?

Answer 13

Covalent bond breaks so that one of the bonding atoms receives both of the electrons from bonded pair, forming two oppositely charged ions.