March Mock - definitions

Question 1

Hydrocarbon

Answer 1

a compound containing only hydrogen and carbon

Question 2

homologous series

Answer 2

-a series of organic compounds that have the same functional group and each successive member varies by CH2

Question 3

radical

Answer 3

-a species with an unpaired electron

Question 4

curly arrow

Answer 4

-shows the movement of an electron pair

Question 5

homlytic fission

Answer 5

-covalent bond breaks and one electron goes to each atom forming two radicals

Question 6

heterolytic fission

Answer 6

-covalent bond breaks and both electrons go to the same atom forming two ions

Question 7

nucleophile

Answer 7

donates an electron pair

Question 8

electrophile

Answer 8

accepts an electron pair

Question 9

structural isomers

Answer 9

-compounds with the same molecular formula but with a different structural formula

Question 10

stereoisomers

Answer 10

-compounds with the same structural formula but with different arrangement of atoms in space

Question 11

saturated

Answer 11

-contains only c-c single bonds

Question 12

unsaturated

Answer 12

-contains at least on c=c double bond

Question 13

aromatic

Answer 13

-contains a benzene ring

Question 14

functional group

Answer 14

-the part of the molecule responsible for it’s chemical reactions

Question 15

aliphatic

Answer 15

-contains carbons in a straight chain, branched chain or non-aromatic ring (alicyclic)