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Vocab

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