Science Final Exam Flashcards
What is organic chemistry?
The study of organic compounds.
What is a hydrocarbon?
An organic compound that consisting entirely of carbon and hydrogen.
What are Alkane, Alkene, Alkyne compounds?
Alkane compounds contain single bonds, Alkene compounds contain double bonds and Alkyne compounds contain triple bonds.
An organic compound is?
A compound that contains carbon.
What is a substituted hydrocarbon?
A hydrocarbon that has at least one hydrocarbon that ha seen replaced by one other element
What is a non metal replacement?
A substituted hydrocarbon where hydrogen atoms are replaced by non metal atoms
What is an alcohol?
A substituted hydrocarbon hydrocarbon where at least one hydrogen is replaced by a hydroxyl group (OL)
What is an organic acid?
A substituted hydrocarbon that has hydrogen atoms replaced by a carboxyl group (COOH)
What is an ester?
A substituted hydrocarbon is created when an alcohol and organic react
(Esters give fruit their smell)
What is an isomer?
2 compounds that have the same chemical formula but different structural
Explain what makes an organic compound.
An organic compound is a compound that contains carbon
What makes carbon so versatile?
- 4 valence electrons so it is able to make infinitely long chains of itself
- Can bond covalently
- Non metal
What are the three main formations of carbon?
- Straight chain
- Branched chain
- Rings 5 carbon, rings 6 carbon
What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons and what are the names for all three types?
Saturated hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons that only contain single bonds. Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain at least one double or triple bond.
What are the five main properties of hydrocarbons?
- Low melting and boiling points
- Liquids or gases at room temperature
- Liquids have strong odors
- Liquids do not conduct electricity
- Do not dissolve in water
How do you convert Alkanes into Alkenes and Alkynes?
Add a double bond/triple bond.
What is the differences between all 4 of the substituted hydrocarbons?
The differences is the different groups that are added.
How do you convert a saturated hydrocarbon into a substituted hydrocarbon?
Have a hydrogen that is replaced by another element.
How do you combine an alcohol and organic acid to make an ester?
Combine an alcohol and an organic acid and take out an H2O
What is a physical change?
A change that alters the appearance of a substance but is still the same substance.
What is a chemical change?
A change that turns a substance into a new substance.
Bonds must break
What is a chemical reaction?
Where two substances bond to make a new one.
What is a precipitate?
A solid created by mixing liquids.
What is an endothermic reaction?
An endothermic reaction needs heat to run the reaction.
What is an exothermic reaction?
An exothermic reaction produces heat as it happens.
What is a chemical equation?
A way to represent a chemical reaction using a formula
What is a reactant?
What goes into a reaction
What is a product?
What is left when after a reaction occurs
What is an open system?
A system where particles are free to roam
What is a closed system?
A system in which no matter can escape
What is a synthesis reaction?
Two or more compounds that combine together to make a larger compound
What is a decomposition reaction?
A large compound that breaks into two smaller compounds
What is a single replacement reaction?
One element replaces another in a reaction
What is a double replacement reaction?
Two compounds switch partners in a reaction
What is activation energy?
The energy needed to begin a reaction