Question | Answer |
Alcohol | Organic compounds containing a -OH functional group bonded to a carbon atom and having the general formula R-OH |
Aldehyde | Organic compounds with the general formula RCHO |
Alkane | Hydrocarbons in which all carbon atoms are connected by single bonds. |
Alkene | Hydrocarbons that contain at least one double bond between carbon atoms |
Alkyne | Hydrocarbons that contain at least one triple bond between carbon atoms. |
Amine | Organic compounds that contain nitrogen and have the general formula NR, where R may be an alkyl group or a hydrogen atom. |
Aromatic Ring | A particularly stable organic compound with six carbon atoms and alternating single and double bonds in a ring structure |
Bioamplicfication | The increase in concentration of toxic chemicals within organisms as the chemicals move up the food chain |
Biochemistry | The study of the chemistry of living organisms. |
Carbonyl Group | The C=O group |
Carboxylic Acid | Organic compounds with the general formula R-COOH |
Combustion Reaction | A chemical reaction in which certain compounds, especially hydrocarbons, combine with oxygen to produce certain products, usually carbon dioxide and water. |
Ester | Organic compounds with the general formula R-COO-R |
Ether | Organic Compounds with the general formulas R-O-R |
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Functional Group | A set of atoms that characterize a family of organic compounds. |
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Hydrocarbon | Organic compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen. |
Isomers | Molecules having the same molecular formula but different structures. |
Ketone | Organic compounds with the general formula RCOR. |
Methylene Group | A unit of organic compounds that contains one carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms. CH3 |
methyl Group | A unit of organic compounds that contains one carbon atom and three hydrogen atoms |
Organic Chemistry | The chemistry of carbon and a few other elements such as nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. |
Phenyl Ring | A benzene ring with other substituents electronic excitation |
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Polymer | A molecule with many similar units called monomers bonded together in a long chain |
Proof | For alcoholic beverages, the ______ is twice the percent alcohol content by volume. |
Saturated Hydrocarbon | Compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen and having no double bonds between the carbon atoms |
Structural Formula | A two dimensional representation of molecules that shows which atoms are bonded together and which are not. |
Unsaturated Hydrocarbon | Hydrocarbons that contain at least one double or triple bond between carbon atoms. |
Urea | The first organic compound ever synthesized in the laboratory. |
Vital Force | A mystical force possessed by living organisms that was believed to allow them to overcome physical law and synthesize organic compounds. |
Vitalism | The nineteenth century belief that living organisms contain a vital force allowing them to overcome ordinary physical laws and produce organic compounds. |