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1
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How many bonds can carbon form?

A

Up to 4

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2
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Organic chemistry

A

The study of compounds containing carbon

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3
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What are carbons most frequent bonding partners

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Hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen

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4
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Valence

A

Number of covalent bonds it can form

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5
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Hydrocarbon

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Consisting of only carbon and hydrogen

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6
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What are the 4 ways that carbon skeletons can vary?

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Length, branching, double bond, rings

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Isomers

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Compounds that have the same numbers of atoms of the same elements but different structures and hence different properties

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8
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Structural isomers

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Differ in covalent arrangement of their atoms

May also differ in location of double bonds

linear and branch

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9
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Cis-trans isomers

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Covalent bonds to the same atoms but differ in spatial arrangements due to inflexibility of double bond

CIS = Same side TRANS = Across from each other

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10
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Enantiomers

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Isomers that are mirror images of each other and differ in shape

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11
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Functional groups

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Components of Organic Molecules that are most commonly involved in chemical reactions

hooking these to carbon back bone to do the work

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12
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What are the 7 chemical groups most important in biological processes

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Hydroxyl
Carbonyl
Carboxyl 
Amino
Sulfhydryl 
Phosphate
Methyl *not reactive *hydrophobic
  • first 6 are chemically reactive
  • connected to carbon backbone
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13
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How is the hydroxyl group written?

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(-OH) Oxygen and Hydrogen, POLAR

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14
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How is the carbonyl group written?

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(>c=0) Carbon with an Oxygen, POLAR

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How is the Carboxyl group written?

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(-COOH) Hydroxyl + Carboxyl group combined. POLAR

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16
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How is the Amino group written?

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(-NH2) Nitrogen and Hydrogen POLAR.

17
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How is the Sulfhrdyl group written?

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(-SH) Sulfure + Hydrogen. POLAR

18
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How is the Phosphate group written?

A

(-OPO3^2-) Phosphurous. POLAR

19
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How is the Methyl group written?

A

(-CH3) Carbon bonded to 3 hydrogens. NON POLAR. Hyrdopobhic

20
Q

What chemical group is “alcohol” apart of?

A

Hydroxyl group

21
Q

What chemical group is Ketone and Aldehyde apart of ?

A

Carbonyl group

22
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What chemical group is Carboxylic acid and organic acid apart of?

A

Carboxl group

23
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What group is Amine apart of?

A

Amino group

24
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What group is Thiol apart of?

A

Sulfhydryl group

25
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What group is organic phosphate apart of?

A

Phosphate group

26
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What group is Methylated compound apart of?

A

Methyl group

27
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Saturated

A

no double bond in carbon back bone

cant hold anything else.

28
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unsaturated

A

double bond in carbon back bone

c=c carbon to carbon double bond

29
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polyunsaturated

A

more than one double bond in the carbon chain

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