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1
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organic chem

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compounds containing carbon living and nonliving

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2
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what did stanly miller realize with his earth conditions experiment

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organic molecules are the origin of life, but are also found in nonliving molecules

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3
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electron configuration

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determines the kinds & number of bonds an atom will form with other atoms

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4
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valence

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number of unpaired electrons in the valence shell of an atom

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hydrocarbons

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organic molecules consisting only of carbon and hydrogen covalently bonded

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isomers

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compounds that have the same number of atoms and elements, but have different structures and properties

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structural isomers

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differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms

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cis-trans isomers

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carbons have covalent bonds to the same atoms, but these atoms differ in their spatial arrangements due to the inflexibility of bonds

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enantiomers

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isomers that are minor images of each other and that differ in shape due to asymmetric carbon

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10
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functional groups

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chemical groups directly involved in chemical reactions and (they all have different properties)

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adenosine triphosphate (atp)

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organic phosphate that is responsible for the cell’s functioning

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12
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all living matter consists of what elements

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carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and small amounts of phosphorus and sulfur

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13
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what functional group is alcohol

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hydroxyl

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14
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what function group is amine

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amino

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15
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which functional group is ketone

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carbonyl

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16
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what functional group is thiol

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sulfhydryl

17
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what functional group is organic phosphate

A

phosphate

18
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what functional group is carboxylic and organic acid

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carboxyl

19
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what function group is methylated compound

A

methyl

20
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how many more electrons are needed to fill carbon’s outermost shell

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4

21
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how many more electrons to fill sulfer’s outermost shell

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2

22
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do cis-trans isomers have the same molecular formula?

A

yes

23
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how are cis isomers’ elements arranged around the carbon and hydrogen

A

they are in the same side

24
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what’s an example of an entiomer

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left hand and right hand (takes up different amounts of space)

25
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what’s an example of an effective and ineffective monomer

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ibuprofen (S-works) (R-ineffective)

26
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how are trans isomers’ elements arranged around the carbon and hydrogen

A

they are on opposite sides

27
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what are the functional properties of hydroxyl

A

polar
hydrophilic
hydrogen bond

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what are the functional properties of carbonyl

A

polar

found in sugars

29
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what are the functional properties of carboxyl

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polar
acidic properties
hydrogen bonding (some)

30
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what are the functional properties of amine

A

polar
basic
hydrogen bond

31
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what are the functional properties of sulfhydryl

A

disulfide bonds

32
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what are the functional properties of phosphate

A

polar
negative charge
transfers energy

33
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what are the functional properties of methyl

A

nonpolar

hydrophobic

34
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A carbon atom is most likely to form what kind of bond with other atoms?

A

covalent