Chemistry Of Carbon Flashcards
What is inorganic chemistry?
Is the study of compounds that don’t contain carbon
What is carbon?
Carbon is the the base life on earth. Its the basic element in the formation of molecules of life such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids
Main characteristics of carbon
- 4 bonds
- ability to form chains
- it can be linked to many elements (C, H, O, halogens, S, P)
- covalent bond
The boiling and melting point of organic chemistry is:
Low
The boiling and melting point of inorganic chemistry is:
High
How is the solubility of organic chemistry?
Most of them don’t dissolve in water but do dissolve in organic compounds
Isomers are present in..
The organic chemistry
Concatenation is formed in
Organic compounds
Prefix of 1 carbon
Meth
Prefix of 2 carbons
Eth
Prefix of 3 carbons
Prop
Prefix of 4 carbons
But
Prefix of 5 carbons
Pent
Prefix of 6 carbons
Hex
Prefix of 7 carbons
Hept