organic compounds

Question 1

what is an organic compound?

Answer 1

chemical compounds that generally contain carbon atoms covalently bonded to hydrogen atoms

Question 2

what are hydrocarbons?

Answer 2

organic compounds that only contains hydrogen and carbon

Question 3

what other elements that may contain in organic compound?

Answer 3

oxygen and nitrogen

Question 4

what are the 4 categories of organic compound?

Answer 4

alkanes, alkenes, alcohol, carboxylic acid

Question 5

what are the exceptions in organic compound?

Answer 5

compounds that has a carbon but not hydrogen and are still labelled as organic compound

Question 6

what are some examples of exceptions in organic compound?

Answer 6

chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and Urea

Question 7

what is a functional group?

Answer 7

a specific group of atoms or bonds within a compound

Question 8

what does the functional group determine?

Answer 8

the physical and chemical properties of compound

Question 9

what are some examples to describe physical and chemical properties?

Answer 9

boiling point and types of chemical reactions it undergoes

Question 10

what does it mean when the organic compounds are in the same functional group?

Answer 10

they have similar chemical properties