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