CHAPTER 22.2 Flashcards

1
Q

Organic compounds that contain the maximum number of hydrogen atoms per carbon are called _______________

A

Saturated compounds (alkanes)

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2
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Compounds that contain double or triple carbon-carbon bonds are called _______________

A

Unsaturated compounds

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3
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What are alkenes?

A

Hydrocarbons that contain one or more carbon-carbon double covalent bonds

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4
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Alkenes have the general formula ___________

A

CnH2n (C2H4)

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5
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What is the simplest alkene?

A

Ethene

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6
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What are alkynes?

A

Hydrocarbons that contain one or more carbon carbon triple covalent bonds

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7
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Alkynes have the general formula ____________

A

CnH2n-2 (C2H2)

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8
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What is the simplest alkyne?

A

The gas ethyne which has the common name acetylene

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9
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Straight chain and branched chain alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes are called ____________

A

Aliphatic hydrocarbons

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10
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Alkenes are ________ hydrocarbons

A

Unsaturated

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11
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Alkenes conatin one or more carbon carbon ______ bonds

A

Double

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12
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Alkynes are also unsaturated compounds they contain one or more carbon carbon _____ bonds

A

Triple

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13
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Alkenes are named by finding the ______ chain in the molecule that contains a _______ bond
The root name of the corresponding ______ is used plus the ending _____

A

Longest
Double
Alkane
-ene

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14
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Atoms are numberd so that the carbon atoms of the ______ have the lowest possible numbers, alkanes are named the same way except that the ending ______ is added to the alkane root

A

Double bond
-yne

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15
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T or F an alkane with one or more alkyl groups is called an alkyne

A

Sometimes true

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16
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T or F Hydrocarbons are saturated

A

Sometimes true

17
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T or F parent alkene chains are numberd so that the carbons of the double bond have the lowest possible numbers

A

True

18
Q

T or F unsaturated hydrocarbons contain double bonds

A

Sometimes true

19
Q

Unsaturated compounds

A

Organic compounds that conatin double or triple carbon carbon bonds

20
Q

Saturated compounds

A

Hydrocarbons that contain the maximum number of hydrogen atoms per carbon atom

21
Q

Alkenes

A

Contain at least one carbon carbon double bond

22
Q

Alkynes

A

Contain at least one carbon carbon triple bond