Organic chem class 1 Flashcards
(39 cards)
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Major Element in Organic Compounds
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Carbon
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All Organic Compounds Are ____
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Covalent Compunds (share electrons between non-metals)
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Empirical formula
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gives least no. of atoms in a compund
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molecular formula
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gives exact no. of atoms
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structural formula
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how carbon atoms are connected
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displayed formula
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how each and every atom is attached
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Ethane’s Molecular Formula
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C2H6
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Ethane’s Empirical formula
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CH3
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Ethane’s Structural formula
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H3C-CH3 or CH3-CH3
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CH4
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Methane
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Methane Empirical Formula
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CH4
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Propane’s Molecular Formula
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C3H8
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Propane Structural Formula
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CH3-CH2-CH3
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Function group
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group of atoms which decide chemical properties
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Alkane
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C-C
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Alkene
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C=C
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Alcohol
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-OH
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Carboxyte acid
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-COOH
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ester
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-COO-
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1 carbon atom
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meth
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2 carbon atoms
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eth
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3 carbon atoms
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prop
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4 carbon atoms
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but
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5 carbon atoms
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pent
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6 carbon atoms
hex
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7 carbon atoms
hep
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8 carbon atoms
oct
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9 carbon atoms
non
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10 carbon atoms
dec
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In the word Methane what does the "ane" refer to?
Refers to one bond
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Alkane Formula
CnH2n+2
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Alkane meaning
saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane, propane, and higher members.
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Alkene meaning
unsaturated hydrocarbons containing a double bond, including ethylene and propene.
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Alkene formula
CnH2n
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Alcohol meaning
any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom, which in turn is bound to other hydrogen and/or carbon atoms. In general usage, alcohol refers almost always to ethanol.
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alcohol formula
CnH2n+1OH
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Carboxyte Acid formula
CnH2n+1COOH
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Carboxyte acid meaning
an organic acid containing a carboxyl group. The simplest examples are methanoic (or formic) acid and ethanoic (or acetic) acid.
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Ester meaning
an organic compound made by replacing the hydrogen of an acid by an alkyl or other organic group.
