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Organic Compounds Flashcards

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Empirical formula meaning

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Simplest whole number ratio of atoms in a molecule

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Aliphatic hydrocarbon

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Hydrocarbon with carbon atoms joined together in a straight line or branched chain

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Alicyclic

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Hydrocarbon arranged in non aromatic rings

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Aromatic

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Contains benzene rings

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Structural isomers

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Molecules that have the same molecular formula but different structural formula

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Homolytic fussion

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When each bonding atom receives one electron from the bonded pair

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Heterolytic fission

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When one bonding atom receives both electrons from the bonded pair

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