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Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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How are organic compounds held together?

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By covalent bonds.

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What is the definition of a hydrocarbon?

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A compound which consists only of carbon and hydrogen only.

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What is a saturated compound?

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A compound that only contains single bonds.

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What is an unsaturated compound?

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A compound that contains at least one Carbon Carbon multiple bond.

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What is an aliphatic compound?

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A compound where the carbon atoms joined together form a straight chain.

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What is an alicyclic compound?

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A compound where the carbon atoms joined together form a ring.

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What is a homologous series?

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A series of organic compounds with the same functional group but each successive member differing by -CH₂

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What is a functional group?

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A part of the organic molecule responsible for it’s chemical reactions.

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What makes a molecule a haloalkane?

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Any halogen which bonds to a carbon.

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What makes a molecule an alcohol?

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An OH group bonded to a carbon.

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What makes a molecule an aldehyde.

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A CHO group. The oxygen is double bonded to the carbon and the hydrogen is bonded to carbon.

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What makes a molecule a ketone?

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A double bonded oxygen bonded to a carbon.

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What makes a molecule a carboxylic acid?

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A COOH group where the oxygen is double bonded to the carbon and the O-H is bonded to the carbon.

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What makes a molecule a diol?

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Two OH groups bonded to carbons.

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What is displayed formula?

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A formula showing the positioning and bonds in a molecule.

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What is structural formula?

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A formula showing the minimum detail for arrangements of atoms in a molecule.

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What is skeletal formula?

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A formula showing only the carbon skeleton and some functional groups.

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What is molecular formula?

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The formula showing the actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule.

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What is a structural isomer?

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A molecule with the same molecular formula but a different structural arrangement of the atoms.

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What is a position isomer?

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A molecule where the functional group takes different positions in the chain.

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What is a functional group isomer?

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A molecule where the functional group is replaced with another one.

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What is an aromatic compound?

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A compound containing a benzene ring.

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