Topic 6 - Organic Chemistry 1 Flashcards
What does nomenclature mean?
The system used for naming organic compounds.
What does empirical formula mean?
The simplest whole number ratio of atoms in a molecule
What does molecular formula mean?
The actual number of atoms of different elements in a molecule
What does displayed formula mean
Shows every atom and every bond in a molecule
What does structural formula mean?
The arrangement of atoms in a molecule without showing every bond
Define skeletal formula
A formula drawn as lines with each vertex being a carbon atom.
Define homologous series
Series of organic compounds that have the same functional group
What is a functional group?
Group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a compound
Wha it’s the general formula for alkanes
CnH2n+2
What is the general formula of alkenes
CnH2n
What does saturated mean?
An organic compound with only single bonds
What are unsaturated compounds
Organic compounds that contain at least one carbon carbon double covalent bind
