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Chemistry-11 PACE131
Study Guide
term | definition |
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alkyne | straight-chain or branched-chain hydrocarbon in which two carbon atoms in each molecule are connected by a triple bond |
organic chemistry | study of carbon and compounds containing carbon |
halohydrocarbon | -x (halide) |
structural formula | formula that indicates the exact number of atoms in a molecule and also shows how the atoms are bonded to each other |
ketone | modified hydrocarbon that contains a carbonyl functional group |
cracking | process by which complex organic molecules are broken down by heat and sometimes by a catalyst to produce simpler organic molecules |
catenation | ability of carbon to bond with each other from chains |
homologous series | series of compounds in which adjacent members differ by the same group of atoms |