Water pt 2 Flashcards
Why do polar molecules dissolve
They form hydrogen bonds with water molecules
An organic chemical is derived in some way from a living thing. True or False
False
What is an organic compound
Any molecule that contains carbon and hydrogen
What is the mysterious lie force that was needed to create organic compounds
Vitalism
What is the belief that all natural phenomenons are controlled by chemical and physical laws
Vitalism
What was vitalism replaced by
Mechanism
What is life on earth said to be based?
Carbon based, oxyegn based, and hydrogen based
What compounds do carbon not tend to form
Ionic
What does carbon have a natural tendency to do instead?
Share electrons in stronger covalent bonds
What does electron configuration of carbon give it the ability to do
React with a wide range of elements
What can react with more elements than any other type of atom?
Carbon
Real molecules have 3D shapes that affect their structure and function. True or False
True
Where are hydrocarbons most commonly found
Fossil fuels
What are compounds with the same formula but different structures called
Isomers
What are atoms arranged differently called
Structural Isomers
What are atoms arranged the same but with different three dimensional shapes called?
Geometric Isomers
What do the three different shapes have to do with
The distribution of single and double bonds
What is the purple pigment in the retina called
Rhodopsin
What happens when Rhodopsin is struck by a photon of light
It changed from one isomer to another
What are mirror images of one another called
Optical Isomers
Optical isomers do not always have the same function?
True or False
False
What are optical isomers often significant in
The pharmaceutical industry
What do properties of an organic molecule depend on
What is attached to the carbon skeleton
What are certain combinations of atoms that are commonly attached called
Functional groups
