Organic Chemistry

Question 1

What do you study in organic chemistry?

Answer 1

Carbon compounds

Question 2

Organic compounds are…

Answer 2

Carbon based

Question 3

What compounds are carbon based?

Answer 3

Organic compounds

Question 4

What is the simplest carbon compound?

Answer 4

Methane

Question 5

What dimension are carbon compounds?

Answer 5

All carbon compounds are 3D since carbon forms 3D bonds

Question 6

What kind of bonds do carbon form?

Answer 6

3D bonds

Question 7

What determines function?

Answer 7

Shape

Question 8

Shape determines what?

Answer 8

Function

Question 9

What determines what?

Answer 9

Shape determines function

Question 10

What do all carbon macromolecules have?

Answer 10

A carbon “backbone” with different functional groups attached to the carbons

Question 11

How many functional groups in carbon macromolecules?

Answer 11

5

Question 12

What are the carbon macromolecules functional groups?

Answer 12

1. Hydroxyl
2. Carboxyl
3. Carbonyl
4. Amino
5. Phosphate

Question 13

-OH

Answer 13

Hydroxyl - Polar group - “alcohols”

Question 14

-COOH

Answer 14

Carboxyl - Polar group - “organic acids”

Question 15

C=O

Answer 15

Carbonyl - Polar group - “ketones” “aldehydes”

Question 16

-NH2

Answer 16

Amino - Polar group

Question 17

-PO4

Answer 17

Phosphate - Polar group