Organics
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What is a hydrocarbon?
A compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
What is the empirical formula?
The simplest whole number ratio of the elements present in a compound.
What is the molecular formula?
The total number of atoms of each element present in a molecule of the compound. A molecular formula is an integer multiple of the empirical formula.
What are the names of the alkanes in increasing carbon atoms?
Methane Ethane Propane Butane Propane Butane Pentane Hexane
What is a homologous series?
A homologous series is a series of compounds that have the same functional group. Each member differs from the next by a common structural unit.
What is a functional group?
A functional group is the atom or group of atoms in a molecule that gives it its characteristic chemical properties - this is the reactive part of the molecules.
What is the formula of alkanes?
C n H 2n+2
What is the formula of alkene?
C n H 2n
What is the alkene functional group?
C=C
What is the alkynes functional group?
C-=C (triple bond)
What is the alcohol functional group?
OH
What is the ether functional group?
C-O-C
What is the aldehyde functional group?
O C - - H
What is the ketone functional group?
O C - C - C
What is the carboxylic acid functional group?
COOH
What is the amine functional group?
NH2
What is the ester functional group?
C-O-C=O -
What is the nitrile functional group?
C-=N (triple bond)
What is the amide functional group?
O=C-NH2.
What are compounds with a benzene ring called?
Aromatic
What are compounds without a benzene ring called?
Aliphatic
What does aromatic mean?
With a benzene ring
What does aliphatic mean?
Compounds without a benzene ring.
What happens to the boiling point of carbon compounds as carbon length increases?
As the number of carbon atoms in a molecule in any homologous series increases, the boiling point increases. The boiling point of straight-chain alkanes increases when a methylene -CH2 group is added, because the strength of the London forces increases as the number of electrons in the molecule does.