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9Sci CH 13 Hydrocarb
Organic Compunds
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Organic compound | most chemical compounds that contain the element carbon are organic compounds |
| Hydrocarbon | more than 90% of all compounds are organic |
| Saturated hydrocarbon | Hydrocarbons containing only single-bonded carbon atoms |
| Isomers | Identical chemical formulas but different molecular structures and shapes |
| Unsaturated hydrocarbon | Hydrocarbons that contain at least one or double or triple bond between carbon atoms |
| Aromatic compound | a compound that contains the benzene ring structure |
| Substituted hydrocarbon | hydrogen atoms replaced by atoms of other elements |
| alcohol | is formed when -OH groups replace it by hydrogen atoms in a Hydrocarbon |
| biomass | organic material from wood, sugarcane, corn, crop, and animal wastes |
| biogas | mix of gases, mostly methane, produced from Biomass |
| Energy farming | the growing of plants for use as fuel |
| Gasohol | fermenting corn to make alcohol to mix with gasoline |
| Ring Prefix | Cyclo- |
| Single Bond Suffix | -ane |
| Double Bond Suffix | -ene |
| Triple Bond Suffix | -yne |
| Single Bond General Formula | Cn H 2n+2 |
| Double Bond General Formula | Cn H2n |
| Triple Bond General Formula | Cn H 2n-2 |
| Ring General Formula | Cn H2n |