Hydrocarbons Flashcards
1
Q
organic compounds can be grouped into families by their _____
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common structural features
2
Q
collection of atoms at a site
within a molecule with a common bonding pattern
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functional group
3
Q
what are the types of functional groups: multiple carbon-carbon bonds
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alkenes, alkynes, arenes
4
Q
this functional group have special
bonds that are represented as alternating single and double C-C bonds in a six-membered ring (aromatic hydrocarbons)
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arenes
5
Q
Compounds with C-C single bonds and C-H bonds only (no functional groups)
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alkanes
6
Q
The formula for an alkane with no rings (acyclic) must be _____ where the number of C’s is n
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C(n)H(2n+2)
7
Q
Alkanes are ____ with hydrogen (no more can be added)
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saturated
8
Q
alkanes are also called ______
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aliphatic compounds
9
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