Common Organic Chemistry
Terminologies Well Defined for Exam
Alkane - ANSWER-Hydrocarbon with no double bonds
Alkene - ANSWER-Hydrocarbon with one or more double bonds
Fractional distillation - ANSWER-Method of separating liquids by boiling point
Kerosene - ANSWER-One of the fractions of crude oil, used for aircraft fuel
Alcohol - ANSWER-Organic molecules containing the -OH group
Isomers - ANSWER-Molecules with the same molecular formula but different structures
Homologous series - ANSWER-A group of organic molecules with the same general
formula, same functional groups, and with similar chemical properties
Cracking - ANSWER-Breaks down large organic molecules into smaller ones, using
heat and a catalyst
Unsaturated - ANSWER-Molecules with one or more double bonds
Fermentation - ANSWER-Method of preparing ethanol using yeast and sugar
Ethanoic acid - ANSWER-
Combustion - ANSWER-Burning in oxygen. Produces carbon dioxide and water from
hydrocarbons
Terminologies Well Defined for Exam
Alkane - ANSWER-Hydrocarbon with no double bonds
Alkene - ANSWER-Hydrocarbon with one or more double bonds
Fractional distillation - ANSWER-Method of separating liquids by boiling point
Kerosene - ANSWER-One of the fractions of crude oil, used for aircraft fuel
Alcohol - ANSWER-Organic molecules containing the -OH group
Isomers - ANSWER-Molecules with the same molecular formula but different structures
Homologous series - ANSWER-A group of organic molecules with the same general
formula, same functional groups, and with similar chemical properties
Cracking - ANSWER-Breaks down large organic molecules into smaller ones, using
heat and a catalyst
Unsaturated - ANSWER-Molecules with one or more double bonds
Fermentation - ANSWER-Method of preparing ethanol using yeast and sugar
Ethanoic acid - ANSWER-
Combustion - ANSWER-Burning in oxygen. Produces carbon dioxide and water from
hydrocarbons
