Introduction and Organic Chemistry Review

Question 1

Types of isomers

Answer 1

• Structural isomers - have different covalent arrangements
  of their atoms
• Cis-trans isomers (also called geometric isomers)- have
  the same covalent bonds but differ in their spatial
  arrangements
• Enantiomers - are isomers that are mirror images
  of each other

Question 2

What is chirality

Answer 2

a property of asymmetry important in several branches of science

Question 3

Polymer and monomer

Answer 3

• A polymer is a long molecule consisting of
  many similar building blocks
• These small building-block molecules are
  called monomers

Question 4

The synthesis of polymer

Answer 4

A condensation reaction or more
specifically a dehydration reaction occurs
when two monomers bond together through
the loss of a water molecule

Question 5

The breakdown of polymer

Answer 5

Polymers are disassembled to monomers by
hydrolysis, a reaction that is essentially the
reverse of the dehydration reaction