Organic Chemistry - Chapter 1 Questions with comprehensive answers for exam success

Organic Chemistry - Chapter 1
Questions with comprehensive answers
for exam success
Organic Chemistry - ANSWER-The branch of chemistry which deals with carbon
compounds, including those with no relationship to life.



Saturated Hydrocarbon - ANSWER-Contain only only carbon-to-carbon single bonds.
The most chemically inert of all organic compounds.



Unsaturated Hydrocarbon - ANSWER-Contain carbon-to-carbon double or triple bonds.



Carbon - ANSWER-An element that has the capacity to share four electrons in order to
achieve a more stable configuration.



Hydrocarbon Molecule - ANSWER-Contains only carbon and hydrogen. Can be divided
into aliphatic and aromatic classes.



Substituted Hydrocarbon - ANSWER-One or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by
another atom or group of atoms called a Functional Group.



Aliphatic Hydrocarbon - ANSWER-A saturated hydrocarbon that contains only hydrogen
(the maximum number) and carbon. Does not contain benzene ring.



Aromatic Hydrocarbon - ANSWER-Contain at least one benzene ring or similar
structural features.



Benzene - ANSWER-Consists of a ring of six carbon atoms with alternating single and
double carbon-carbon bonds.



Alkanes - ANSWER-(CnH2n+2)