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aliphatic hydrocarbon |
hydrocarbon consisting of a linear chain of carbon atoms |
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aromatic hydrocarbon |
hydrocarbon consisting of closed rings of carbon atoms |
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enantiomers |
molecules that share overall structure and bonding patterns, but differ in how the atoms are three dimensionally placed such that they are mirror images of each other |
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functional group
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group of atoms that provides or imparts a specific function to a carbon skeleton
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geometric isomer |
isomer with similar bonding patterns differing in the placement of atoms alongside a double covalent bond |
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hydrocarbon |
molecule that consists only of carbon and hydrogen |
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isomers
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molecules that differ from one another even though they share the same chemical formula
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organic molecule
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any molecule containing carbon (except carbon dioxide)
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structural isomers
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molecules that share a chemical formula but differ in the placement of their chemical bonds
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substituted hydrocarbon |
hydrocarbon chain or ring containing an atom of another element in place of one of the backbone carbons |