Alkanes
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| What is the study of hydrocarbons and their derivatives called? | Organic chemistry
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| What are some examples of organic compounds? | DNA, Methane, Sugar, Ethanol
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| What is the study of chemical compounds that do not have a bond called? | Inorganic chemistry
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| What are some examples of inorganic compounds? | Table Salt, Hydrochloric Acid, Quartz, Carbon Dioxide
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| What is the unique ability of carbon atoms in terms of bonding? | Carbon atoms have the unique ability to bond to each other in a wide variety of ways that involve long chains of carbon atoms or cyclic arrangements (rings) of carbon atoms.
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| How many valence electrons does a carbon atom have? | Four valence electrons
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| What is the requirement for the formation of four covalent bonds by carbon atoms? | The sharing of four valence electrons requires the formation of four covalent bonds.
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| What is the general molecular formula of an alkane in terms of the number of carbon atoms present? | CnH2n+2, where n is the number of carbon atoms present.
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| What are isomers in chemistry? | Isomers are compounds that have the same molecular formula but differ in the way the atoms are arranged.
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| What is the IUPAC naming system for organic compounds? | The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) formulated systematic rules for naming organic compounds known as IUPAC nomenclature.
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| What are alkyl groups in the context of organic chemistry? | Alkyl groups are the group of atoms that would be obtained by removing a hydrogen atom from an alkane.
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