Major Ideas: Organic Chemistry

Question 0

What are alkanes?

Answer 0

Hydrocarbons that have only single bonds between carbon atoms

Question 1

How can all hydrocarbons be represented in one single formula?

Answer 1

CxHy

Question 2

Alkane formula

Answer 2

CnH(2n+2)

Question 3

What are structural isomers?

Answer 3

Compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structural formulas

Question 4

What is a substitution rxn?

Answer 4

An atom in a molecule is replaced by a different atom to form a new molecule

Question 5

What are alkenes?

Answer 5

Hydrocarbons with at LEAST one double carbon-carbon bond

Question 6

Alkenes formula

Answer 6

CnH(2n)

Question 7

Properties of alkenes

Answer 7

• Low melting and boiling points

- insoluble in water

Question 8

Properties of alkanes

Answer 8

Low melting and boiling points

Insoluble in water

Question 9

What is geometric isomerism?

Answer 9

Same molecular formula, but the groups attached to carbon atoms joined by a double bond are in different positions

Question 10

What us an addition reaction?

Answer 10

2 new atoms are added across the double bond and the double bond becomes a single bond