Organic Chemistry (c8)

Question 1

What are the prefixes?

Answer 1

Meth
Eth
Prop
But
Pent
Hex
Hept 
Oct
Non
Dec

Question 2

What is the formula for alkanes?

Answer 2

CnH2n+2

Question 3

What is the formula for alkenes?

Answer 3

CnH2n

Question 4

What is the formula for alkenes?

Answer 4

CnH2n-2

Question 5

What are hydrocarbons?

Answer 5

Organic compounds made up of only carbon and hydrogen atoms which are held together by dispersion forces

Question 6

What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons?

Answer 6

Saturated hydrocarbons contain only single bonds whereas unsaturated contain double or triple bonds

Question 7

What are all alkenes?

Answer 7

Hydrocarbons with only single bonds between the carbon atoms

Question 8

What are alkenes?

Answer 8

Hydrocarbons containing one double bond between two carbon atoms

Question 9

What are alkenes?

Answer 9

Hydrocarbons containing one triple bond between two carbon atoms

Question 10

What are isomers?

Answer 10

Compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structural formulas.

Question 11

What is a functional group?

Answer 11

A group of atoms, a bond, or an atom that gives a molecule its specific properties.

Question 12

What defines alcohols?

Answer 12

They contain one or more hydroxy (-OH)

Question 13

What defines carboxylate acids?

Answer 13

They contain a carboxy group (-COOH) at the end of the chain

Question 14

What are esters?

Answer 14

They form when alcohols react with carboxylic acids

Question 15

How are esters named?

Answer 15

The alcohol is changed to alkyl and the ending of the name is replaced with oate

Question 16

What are the three main groups of fossil fuels?

Answer 16

Natural gas
Petroleum
Coal

Question 17

How is petroleum separated?

Answer 17

Through fractional distillation which separates the components according to boiling point