organic chemistry vocab Flashcards
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homologous series
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a series of compounds with the same general formula, functional group and similar chemical properties
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carbocation
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positive ion with positive charge on carbon
3
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nucleophile
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lone pair donor
4
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structural isomer
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molecules with the same molecular formula but different structural formulae
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hydration
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adding water
6
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free radical
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species with unpaired electron
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empirical formula
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smallest ratio of atoms of each element
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general formula
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number of moles of atoms of each element in a substance which has n number of carbon atoms. compounds with the same homologous series has the same general formula
