Organic Compounds Flashcards by Zoe Berman | Brainscape

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What is organic chemistry?

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The study of carbon containing compounds and their properties

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What is the simplest class of organic compounds?

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Hydrocarbons
Made up of hydrogen and carbon

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3 properties of carbon

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Carbon has 4 bonding electrons
Carbon can form strong single, double and triple bonds with itself
Carbons can bond together to form geometrical structures

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