3.1 Study Guide

Question 1

important characteristics of carbon and hydrocarbons

Answer 1

Carbon has four electrons in its outermost shell and can form four bonds

Question 2

functional groups and whether they are polar, charged, or nonpolar

Answer 2

hydroxyl - polar
carbonyl - polar
carbonxyl - neg charge
amino- pos charge
sulfhydryl - polar
phophate - neg charge
methyl - nonpolar

Question 3

relationship between monomers and polymers

Answer 3

Monomers are the building block of polymers.
Polymers are basically repeats of monomers.

Question 4

compare and contrast dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis