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Unit 1.4 Introduction to organic chemistry Flashcards

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1
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any carbon-containing liquid, solid or gas especially important for life

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organic molecules

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a molecule that’s built around a carbon backbone

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organic molecule

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3
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any molecule containing carbon except for carbon dioxide

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organic molecule

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4
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study of carbon compounds

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organic chemistry

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5
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has unique properties that allow it to form covalent bonds to as many as four different atoms

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carbon

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has six electrons, with 2 pairs in the first shell and 4 in the outer shell

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carbon

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in order to fill its valence shell, it needs to share four extra electrons

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carbon

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8
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serves as the basic structural component or backbone of a macromolecule

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carbon

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9
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individual _______ atoms have an incomplete outermost election shell

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carbon

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can form up to 4 covalent bonds with other atoms to satisfy the octet rule

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carbon atoms

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rule that aims are most stable when they hold 8 electrons in their outmost shell

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octet rule

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12
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singly-bondedit is tetrahedral

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carbon

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13
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angles between each bond are roughly 109.5 degrees

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carbon

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14
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single bonds can generally rotate freely

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carbon

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15
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what are carbon molecules linked by

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a double bond

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16
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carbon molecules are flat true or false

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true

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17
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Carbon atoms involved in what type of bond are able to rotate

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Single bond

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18
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atoms that are commonly found in organic molecules are

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hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon

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19
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the outermost shell of the atom

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valance shell

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20
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how many electron in the valence shell of hydrogen

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valence = 1

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how many electrons in the valence shell of oxygen

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valence = 2

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how many electrons in the valence shell of nitrogen

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valence = 3

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how many electron in the valence shell of carbon

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valence = 4

24
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H

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hydrogen

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O

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oxygen

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N

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nitrogen

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C

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carbon

28
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CH4

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methane

29
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organic molecules consisting entirely of carbon and hydrogen

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hydrocarbons

30
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methane and propane are examples of

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hydrocarbons

31
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the chemical formula CH4 has 4 hydrogen atoms and forms a single covalent bond with carbon atom by sharing a pair of electrons, which results in a filled outermost shell is an example of

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carbon atoms forming up to four covalent bonds with other atoms to satisfy the octet rule

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we often use these in our daily lives for fuels

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hydrocarbons

33
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although most biological molecules contain atoms besides carbon and hydrogen, many of them have regions that resemble

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hydrocarbons

34
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name the variations in carbon skeletons

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length, branching, double bonds, and rings

35
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the many covalent bonds between the atoms in ________ store a great amount of energy, which is released when theses molecules are______

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hydrocarbons, burned (oxidized)

36
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the simplest hydrocarbon molecule, with a central carbon atom bonded to four different hydrogen atoms

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Methane an excellent fuel

37
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the backbone of the large molecules of living things and may exist in a linear carbon chains, carbon rings, or combination of them both

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hydrocarbons

38
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H   H
          I     I
H---- C----C----H
         I       I
        H     H
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Example of a hydrocarbon length and ethane’s structural formula

39
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C2H6

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ethane molecular formula

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H  H  H
      I    I    I
H--C--C--C--H
      I    I    I
     H  H  H
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Example of a hydrocarbon length and the structural formula for propane

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H                   H
    \                 /
      C======C
     /                \
 H                    H
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Example of an hydrocarbon length and the structural formula for ethene (ethylene)

42
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C2H4

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Molecular formula for ethene (ethylene)

43
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H  H  H  H
      I    I    I    I
H--C--C--C--C--H
      I    I    I    I
     H  H  H  H
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Example of hydrocarbons branching and the structural formula for Butane

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H
                 I
        H----C----H
                I
                I
        H     I      H
         I      I       I
H-----C---C-----C----H
         I      I       I
        H     H     H
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Example of hydrocarbon branching and the structural formula for 2-methylpropane commonly called isobutane

45
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H   H   H   H
        I     I     I    I
H==C---C---C---C---H
                    I     I
                   H   H
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Example of hydrocarbons double bonds and the structural formula for 1-Butene

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H  H    H  H
      I   I      I    I
H--C--C==C--C--H
      I                I
     H              H
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Example of hydrocarbons double bonds and the structural formula for 2-BUTENE

47
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Are formed by successive bonds between carbon atoms and may be branched or unbranched

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hydrocarbon chains

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when a carbon forms single bonds with other atoms, the shape is

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tetrahedral

49
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when 2 carbon atoms for a double bond the shape is

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planar or flat

50
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do single bonds rotate

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yes

51
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do double bonds rotate

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no the atoms are locked in place

52
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consist of linear chains of carbon atoms

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aliphatic hydrocarbons

53
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consists of closed rings carbon atoms

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aromatic hydrocarbons

54
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these structures are found in carbon double bonds, examples are benzene to include some amino acids and cholesterol and it derivative, hormones includes estrogen and testosterone

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rings

55
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beta-carotene is an example of an

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hydrocarbon

56
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cyclopentane, cyclohexane, benzeene, and pyridine ware examples of

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carbon forming five and six membered rings

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