quiz Flashcards
Freidrich Wohler synthesized ______ by heating ______ an inorganic substance
urea, ammonium cynate
there are more than ___________ carbon containing compounds known
16 million
when carbon bonds are single bonds, the electon pairs are in __ arrangement
tetrahedral
hydrogen forms only __ bond
one covelant
____ has a an exceptional ability to bond itself, forming a variety of molecules made up of chains or rings of carbon atoms
carbon
how an organic functions or reacts is termed a __ group
functional
organic molecules that have long, nonpolar part bonded to a polar, ionic part, function as __ whic are used in soaps and detergents
surfactants
the most important can be divided into ____ types depending on the carbon-carbon bonds in their molecules
4
olefins are alaso known as
alkenes
the best known aromatic hydrocarbon is
benzene
carbon atoms tha are connected in a planar ring structure are known as
aromatic hydrocarbons
alkenes contain only ____ bonds
single
alkenes with 5 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule ae used to make
gasoline
list the first 5 members of the straight chain alkane series
methane ethane propane butane pentane
compounds that have the same molecular formula but different bonding arrangements are called
structural isomers
what is the condensed structural formula for brutane
CH3 CH2 CH2 CH3
alkenes that form rings, or cycles, are called
Cycloalkanes
alkenes are ___ hydrocarbons that contain at least one double carbon bond
aromatic
__ or __ is an alkene that plays an important roll as a plant hormone in seed germination and fruit ripening
ethene or ethylene
___ are unsaturated hydrocarbons containing one or more triple carbon atoms
alkynes
when ___ is burned in a stream of oxygen in a torch, the flame can reach 3200K
acetylene
__ are hydrocarbon derivatives in which one or more hydrogens of a parent hydrocarbon have been replaced by a hydroxyl functional group
alcohols
ethanol is a product of the ___ of carbohydrates
fermentation
common in consumer products ___ acids
carboxylic
