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Intro. to Organic Chemistry

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the branch of chemistry that deals with certain carbon-containing compounds   organic chemistry  
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an organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen   hydrocarbon  
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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  
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a chemical formula showing the spatial arrangement of the atoms and the linkage of every atom   structural formula  
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the possession by two or more distinct compounds of the same molecular formula, each molecule having the same number of atoms of each element, but in a different arrangement   isomerism  
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a condensed version of the structural formula, written all on one line and demonstrating the relationship of the substituent groups in the molecule   line formula  
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expression of the fixed ratio between carbon and hydrogen in hydrocarbons   type formula  
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pertaining to any member of one of the two major groups of organic compounds, those having straight or branched chain structures   aliphatic  
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a specific atom of group of atoms that is attached to a carbon atom in an organic compound and that imparts an identifiable chemical behavior to the compound   functional group  
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a formula that denotes a class of compounds and includes the functional group and a symbol R denoting a radical   general formula  
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the existence of an element in two or more distinct forms, EX: O, O2, O3: carbon as coal, diamond, or graphite   allotropism  
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# of covalent bonds: carbon   4  
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# of covalent bonds: oxygen   2  
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# of covalent bonds: nitrogen   3  
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# of covalent bonds: hydrogen   1  
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# of covalent bonds: halogen group   1  
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general shape of the four carbon bonds   tetrahedral  
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simplest organic compound (formula and name)   methane, CH4  
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what kind of formula is: C2H6O   molecular formula  
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what kind of formula is: H H C H H   structural formula  
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what kind of formula is: CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3   line formula  
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what kind of formula is: CnH2n+2   type formula  
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what kind of formula is: ROH   general formula  
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