Intro to organic

Question 1

Homologous series meaning

Answer 1

Group of compounds that have the same functional group and general formula

Question 2

Aldehyde functional group and ending

Answer 2

-al double bond oxygen and a single hydrogen CHO

Question 3

Ketones functional group and ending

Answer 3

-one double bond oxygen COCH3

Question 4

What are the two types of carbon skeletal

Answer 4

Aromatic and aliphatic

Question 5

What do aromatic compounds contain

Answer 5

Benzene ring

Question 6

What do aliphatic compounds contain

Answer 6

Straight branched or non-aromatic chains

Question 7

What are alkyl groups

Answer 7

hydrocarbons branched with a general formula cnh2n+1

Question 8

What are alicyclic compounds

Answer 8

RIngs that are not aromatic - not benzene

Question 9

What does a chemical mechanism show

Answer 9

movement of electrons during chemical reaction

Question 10

What is bond fission

Answer 10

Breaking of a covalent bond

Question 11

What is a radical

Answer 11

Atom or groups of atoms with an unpaired electron

Question 12

structural isomers

Answer 12

same no of carbon atoms