Unit 1-Lesson 3 Carbon chemistry of life Flashcards
1
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What is Organic Chemistry?
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Organic chemistry: basic building blocks of organisms are made up of molecules
2
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What can carbon to carbon bonds form?
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- chains
- rings
- branched structures
2
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What are Hydrocarbons?
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Hydrocarbons: molecules consisting of only carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms
3
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What are Functional Groups?
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Functional Groups: atoms or groups of atoms covalently bonded to a carbon backbone, the functional group is what interacts with other molecules, NOT the non-polar chain
