Isomers & Functional Groups Flashcards
the study of carbon compounds
organic chemistry
organic compounds are any compound with ______
carbon
having a valence of 4
tetravalent
carbon has _ valence electrons
4
the big four
H, O, N, C
carbon can form covalent bonds with ______
the big four
carbon molecules can form chains called ______ ________
carbon skeletons
molecules with the same chemical formula, but the atoms are arranged differently
isomers
molecules with the same molecular formula but differ in the covalent arrangement of atoms
structural isomers
indicate the numbers of each type of atom in a molecule, with no info on structure
molecular formulas
groups of atoms with specific chemical properties, conferring those properties when attached to large molecules
functional groups
functional groups add their properties to the _______ molecules to which they are attached
larger