Test 2 - Ch. 1-3 Flashcards
Isotopes
The same number of protons but a different amount of neutrons
I in = ____ cm
2.54
Another name for saturated hydrocarbons
Alkanes
Types of bonds in alkanes
Single
General formula for the structure of alkanes
CnH2n+2
Types of bonds in alkenes
At least one double
General formula for structure of alkenes
CnH2n
Types of bonds in alkynes
One or more triple bond
General formula for structure of alkynes
CnH2n-2
Aromatic molecules are ____
Cyclic
Types of bonds in aromatic molecules
Conjugated double bonds - they alternate double and single
Benzene
Aromatic 6-carbon compound - the most common aromatic compound
Alcohols have a ______ added
-OH (hydroxyl group)
Naming alcohols
Add the suffix -ol but keep the same prefixes
When there is a prefix on an alcohol (ex: 1- or 2-)
That indicates what carbon the hydroxyl is attached to
Iso___nol means the hydroxyl group is…
On the middle carbon or the one closest to the middle (if an even number of carbons)
Ethers
Have an oxygen in the middle of the chain
Aldehydes
Have a double bonded ON THE END OF A CHAIN
Ketones
Have a double bonded oxygen IN THE MIDDLE OF A CHAIN
Carboxylic acids have the functional group…
Carboxyl
-COOH
To find the mass percent composition
Mass of compound
When writing a formula you order them by…
Order of increasing electronegativity