Carbon
Isomers
Functional Groups
Misc
100
Six electrons
What is the total number of electrons carbon has (carbon's atomic number)
100
Compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures and hence different properties
What are isomers
100
The regions of organic molecules most commonly involved in chemical reactions
What are functional groups?
100
The branch of chemistry that specializes in the study of carbon compounds
What is organic chemistry?
200
Four electrons
What is the number of valence electrons carbon has
200
Molecules that are mirror images of each other
What are enantomers
200
The functional group attached to this organic molecule HO-CH2-CH2-OH
What is a hydroxyl group?
200
109 degrees
What is the angle between the bonds of a carbon atom?
300
4 bonds
What is the number of bonds carbon can make to complete it's valence shell
300
These types of isomers are branched differently
What is a structural isomer?
300
When a double bonded O is bonded to an inside carbon
What is a ketone?
300
The source of carbon for all organic molecules found in organisms
What is CO2?
400
Oxygen, Hydrogen and Nitrogen
What are the most frequent bonding partners of Carbon
400
Molecules that are locked into their spatial positions with respect to one another due to a double bond or a ring structure
What is a geometric isomer
400
The functional group most know for it's acid properties
What is the carboxyl group
400
These produce the great source of diversity in organic molecules
What are isomers?
500
Organic molecules consisting of only hydrogen and carbon
What are hydrocarbons
500
The middle carbon in an enantiomer.
What is the asymmetric carbon?
500
This functional group will have a nitrogen and at least two hydrogens with it
What is an amine group?
500
transfer of energy between organic molecules
What is an important function of phosphate groups?
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