Organic chem

Question 1

Hydrocarbons:

Answer 1

Compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen atoms only.

Question 2

Catenation:

Answer 2

The ability of carbon to bond with itself.

Question 3

Functional group:

Answer 3

Functional group:

An atom or group of atoms that form the center of chemical activity in the molecule.

Question 4

Saturated compound:

Answer 4

Saturated compound:

A compound in which all the bonds between carbon atoms are single bonds.

Question 5

Unsaturated compound:

Answer 5

Unsaturated compound:

A compound in which there is at least one double or triple bond between carbon atoms.

Question 6

Isomers:

Answer 6

Isomers:

Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula.

Question 7

Homologous series:

Answer 7

Homologous series:

A series of similar compounds which have the same functional group and have the same general formula in which each member differs from the previous one by a single CH2 unit.