elements of life

Question 1

organic chemistry

Answer 1

the study of compounds with covalently bonded carbon

Question 2

organic compounds

Answer 2

compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen

Question 3

carbon can form blank, blank, or blank covalent bonds

Answer 3

single

double

triple

Question 4

a single carbon can form up to how many covalent bonds?

Answer 4

four

can form LONG chains

Question 5

carbon most commonly forms bonds with

Answer 5

hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen

Question 6

the type and number of covalent bonds carbon forms with other atoms affects the what?

Answer 6

length of the carbon chain and shape of the molecule

Question 7

what can carbon use to form covalent bonds to other carbons?

Answer 7

its valence electrons

this links carbons into a chain

Question 8

hydrocarbons

Answer 8

organic molecules consisting only of carbon and hydrogen

think: simple framework for more complex organic molecules

Question 9

what form the skeletons of most organic molecules?

Answer 9

carbon chains

Question 10

skeletons can vary in

Answer 10

length

branching

double bond position

presence of rings

Question 11

functional groups

Answer 11

chemical groups attached to the carbon skeleton that participate in chemical reactions

Question 12

hydroxyl group

Answer 12

OH

Question 13

carbonyl group

Answer 13

C- -O

Question 14

carboxyl group

Answer 14

COOH

Question 15

amino group

Answer 15

NH2

Question 16

sulfhydryl group

Answer 16

SH

Question 17

methyl group

Answer 17

H
 |
C-H
 |
H

Question 18

phosphate group

Answer 18

OPO3^2-