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AP Bio 4.1 & 4.2
Organic Chemistry and Carbon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is organic chemistry? | the study of carbon |
| What element is in all organic compounds? | carbon |
| What is one facet of carbon's versatility that makes large, complex molecules possible? | tetravalence |
| What are hydrocarbons? | organic molecules consisting only of carbon and hydrogen |
| What are isomers? | compounds that have the same numbers of atoms of the same elements but different structures |
| What kind of isomers differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms? | structural isomers |
| What kind of isomers have the same covalent partnerships, but differ in their spacial arrangements? | geometric isomers |
| What kind of isomers are molecules that are a mirror image of each other? | enantiomers |