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Chemistry Q3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many bonds does carbon form? | four covalent bonds |
| an organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen | hydrocarbon |
| the simplest hydrocarbon | methane |
| a chemical formula expressing the number of atoms of each element present in a molecule of a substance without indicating how they are linked | molecular formula |
| a chemical formula showing the spatial arrangement of the atoms and the linkage of every atom | structural formula |
| when two compounds have the same number of atoms of each element but in a different arrangement | isomerism |
| the study of carbon compounds | organic chemistry |
| organic compounds always contain _____ | carbon |
| bonds formed by sharing electrons | covalent |
| ______ have the same molecular formula but different structural formula | isomers |
| _____ contain one or more double bonds between 2 of the carbon atoms | alkenes |
| type formula for an alkene | C(n)H(2n) (n= # of carbon atoms) |
| alkene used to from polymers & plastics | ethene |
| alkene used to synthesize polypropylene | propene |
| _____ _____ have multiple (either double or triple) bonds between carbon atoms | unsaturated hydrocarbons |
| unsaturated hydrocarbons | alkenes & alkynes |
| a hydrocarbon that contains only carbon-to-carbon single bonds | saturated hydrocarbon |
| _____ _____ has as many hydrogen atoms as possible | saturated hydrocarbon |
| saturated hydrocarbons | alkanes |
| hydrocarbons in which carbons are joined by single bonds | alkanes |
| One-carbon alkane | methane |
| Two-carbon alkane | ethane |
| Three-carbon alkane | propane |
| Four-carbon alkane | butane |
| alkanes have a ____ ____ between carbon & hydrogen | fixed ratio |
| type formula for an alkane | C(n)H(2n+2) (n= # of carbon atoms) |
| unsaturated hydrocarbon containing one triple bond between two carbon atoms | alkyne |
| type formula for alkynes | C(n)H(2n-2) |
| an organic compound where the carbon atoms are arranged in a ring structure | aromatic |
| examples of aromatics | benzene, touluene & phenol |
| colorless flammable liquid used to synthesize many other chemicals | benzene |
| a solvent found in paint thinners & used to manufacture TNT | touluene |
| one or more of its 6 hydrogen atoms is replaced with other atoms or groups of atoms | touluene |
| carbolic acid | phenol |
| an aromatic alcohol with antiseptic qualities | phenol |
| a substance used in embalming as a preservative, a cauterizing agent & a bleaching agent | phenol |
| derivatives of hydrocarbon in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced by a hydroxyl functional group (-OH) | alcohols |
| R-OH, where R signifies an alkyl group attached to an -OH functional group (R is at minimum -CH3) | general formula for alcohol |
| an alcohol in which the hydroxyl group (-OH) is attached to a carbon that i attached to no more than one other carbon atom | primary alcohol |
| an alcohol in which the hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon which is attached to 2 other carbons | secondary alcohol |
| an alcohol in which the hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon which is attached to 3 other carbons | tertiary alcohol |
| an alcohol with only one hydroxyl group | monohydroxyl alcohol |
| an alcohol containing 2 hydroxyl groups | dihydroxyl alcohol |
| an alcohol containing 3 hydroxyl groups | trihydroxyl alochol |
| those alcohols having more than 3 hydroxyl groups | polyhydroxyl alcohols |
| aromatic derivative of benzene with a hydroxyl group attached to it | phenol |
| any organic chemical that contains the -SH radical | thiol/mercaptan |
| organic chemical formed when the oxygen of an alcohol is replaced by sulfur | thiol/mercaptan |
| organic chemical with a sulfhydral group as its functional group | thiol/mercaptan |
| formed when sulfuric acid is used to dehydrate an alcohol | ether |
| substance formed when sulfuric acid removes water from 2 molecules of alcohol | ether |
| general formula for ether | ROR or ROR' (R is minimum CH3) |
| naming alkanes | -ane |
| naming alkenes | -ene |
| naming alkynes | -yne |
| meth = __ | 1 |
| eth = __ | 2 |
| prop = __ | 3 |
| but = __ | 4 |
| pent = __ | 5 |
| hex = __ | 6 |
| hept = __ | 7 |
| oct = __ | 8 |
| non = __ | 9 |
| dec = __ | 10 |
| naming alcohols | alkane name - "e" + "ol" OR alkyl group + "alcohol" ex: methane > methanol OR methyl alcohol |
| naming thiols/mercaptans | parent hydrocarbon + "thiol" OR alkyl group + "mercaptan" ex. methane > methanethiol OR methyl mercaptan |
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