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Define: Organic Chemistry
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The study of carbon compounds
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What is Carbons valence characteristic?
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It likes to form 4 covalent bonds (tetravalence)
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What are Hydrocarbons?
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Hydrocarbons are organic molecules that consist of only carbon and Hydrogen atoms
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Hydrocarbons are the major component in ________
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Petroleum
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What are the 3 kinds of isomers?
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Structural Isomers: Molecules with the same molecular formula but differ in Covalent bond setup.
Geometric Isomers: are compounds with the same covalent partnerships that differ in their spatial arrangement around C. Enantiomers: Mirror images of each other |
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When are Enantiomers possible?
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When there are 4 different atoms or groups of atoms bonded to a carbon
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Define: Functional Groups
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Functional groups are attachments that replace one or more hydrogen atoms to the carbon skeleton
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Draw: Hydroxyl
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Draw: Carbonyl
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Draw: Carboxyl
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Draw: Amino (Ionized and non Ionized)
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Draw: Sulfhydryl
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Draw Phosphate
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