organic chemistry

Question 1

what is an allotrope

Answer 1

different physical form of the same element

Question 2

what is organic chemistry

Answer 2

is the study of the compounds of carbon (with the exclucion of things such as oxides of carbon)

Question 3

what are hydrocarbons

Answer 3

hydrocarbons are the simplest class of organic compounds

Question 4

what are aliphatic hydrocarbons

Answer 4

carbons and hydrogen atoms are arranged in straight chains or branced chains

Question 5

what are cyclic hydrocarbons

Answer 5

carbon atoms are arranged in a ring struture

Question 6

what are saturated hydrocarbons

Answer 6

contain only single carbon to carbon bonds - covalent (alkane)

Question 7

what are unsaturated hydrocarbons

Answer 7

contain double or triple carbon to carbon bonds (alkene and alkyne)

Question 8

what is fractional distillation

Answer 8

process used to refine (separate) crude oil into it’s components or fractions

Question 9

what is distallation

Answer 9

a method for separating 2 or more liquid compounds on the basis of boiling-point differences

Question 10

what is distallation in the labaratory

Answer 10

process used to separate and purify liquids in the laboratory based on boiling point