Introduction To Organic Chemistry Flashcards
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Molecular formula
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Actual number of atoms of an elements present in a compound
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Empirical formula
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Simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each element in a compound
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Structural formula
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Shows arrangement of each element in a compound
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Functional group
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Is the atom or group of atom which give the atom it’d characteristic chemical properties
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Homologous series
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Family of organic compounds that possess the same general formula
