Organic Chemistry

Question 1

Hydrocarbon (H-C)

Answer 1

A compound conga only carbon and hydrogen atoms

Question 2

Saturated compound

Answer 2

A compound in which all of the bonds between carbon atoms are single bonds

Question 3

Unsaturated compound

Answer 3

A compound in which there is at least one double and/or triple bond between carbon atoms

Question 4

Functional group

Answer 4

An atom or a group of atoms that form the centre of chemical activity in the molecule

Question 5

Homologous series

Answer 5

A series of similar compounds which have the same functional group and have the same general formula, in which each member differs from the previous one by a single CH2 unit

Question 6

Structural isomer

Answer 6

Compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structural formulae

Question 7

State - Combustion reactions

Answer 7

Are exothermic and hence important to fossil fuels in terms of their ability to transfer chemical potential energy into heat energy