Topic 11: Organic Chemistry

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Front (Question)

What are organic compounds?

Back (Answer)

Compounds containing carbon

Front (Question)

What are all living things made from?

Back (Answer)

All living things are made from organic compounds based on chains of carbon atoms which are not only covalently bonded to each other but also covalently bonded to hydrogen, oxygen and other elements.

Front (Question)

How can organic compounds be represented?

Back (Answer)

Displayed formulae General formulae Structural formulae

Front (Question)

What does the displayed formula show?

Back (Answer)

the molecule by showing all of the atoms and bonds between those atoms.

Front (Question)

Write the displayed formula of pentane.

Back (Answer)

Front (Question)

What do hydrocarbons contain?

Back (Answer)

Only hydrogen and carbon

Front (Question)

How are hydrocarbons classified?

Back (Answer)

into homologous series

Front (Question)

Define homologous series.

Back (Answer)

A family of similar compounds with similar chemical properties due to the presence of the same functional group.

Front (Question)

What are functional groups?

Back (Answer)

Specific groupings of atoms within molecules that have their own characteristic properties, regardless of other atoms present in a molecule.

#10

Front (Question)

Draw and write the functional group of an alkene.

Back (Answer)

#11

Front (Question)

Draw and write the functional group of alcohol.

Back (Answer)

#12

Front (Question)

Draw and write the functional group of carboxylic acids.

Back (Answer)

#13

Front (Question)

Tell me the features of a homologous series.

Back (Answer)

• Have the same general structure and formula with each member of the series differing by -CH2 • Have similar chemical properties • Chemical properties are not identical because the position of the functional group or branching in the carbon chain can modify this • Ascending members show trends in physical properties, due to their increase in molecular mass

#14

Front (Question)

Draw and name the first six members in the homologous series of alkanes.

Back (Answer)

#15

Front (Question)

Tell me the general formula of alkanes.

Back (Answer)

CnH2n+2

#16

Front (Question)

Tell me the functional group of alkenes.

Back (Answer)

#17

Front (Question)

Tell me the general formula of alkenes.

Back (Answer)

CnH2n

#18

Front (Question)

Tell me the functional group of alcohol

Back (Answer)

hydroxyl (the OH bond)

#19

Front (Question)

Tell me the general formula of alcohols.

Back (Answer)

CnH2n+1OH

#20

Front (Question)

Tell me the functional group of carboxylic acid

Back (Answer)

carbonyl (C=O)

#21

Front (Question)

Write the displayed, chemical and structural formula of ethene.

Back (Answer)

#22

Front (Question)

Write the displayed, chemical and structural formula of ethanol.

Back (Answer)

#23

Front (Question)

Write the displayed, chemical and structural formula of methyl acetate.

Back (Answer)

#24

Front (Question)

What are isomers?

Back (Answer)

Substances that have the same molecular formula but different structural formulae.