Prefix
Suffix
Why Carbon
Naming
100

Prefix of 1-carbon compounds

meth-

100

-ane means that carbons are bonded with ____

single bonds only

100

Carbon has ____ electrons

6

100

Propane has how many carbons

3

200

Prefix for 2-carbon compounds

-eth

200

-ene means that carbons are bonded with ____

at least one double bond

200

Carbon can form up to ____ bonds

4

200

Simple hydrocarbon with a 4-carbon chain

butane

300

Prefix for 3-carbon compounds

prop-
300

-yne means that carbons are bonded with ____

at least one triple bond

300

Carbon is primarily bound to what other element

Hydrogen

300

Alcohol with 2 carbon atoms and all single bonds

ethanol

400

Prefix for 4-carbon compounds

but-

400

The suffix for alcohols is ____

-ol

400

Nearly all carbon compounds are made with ___ bonds

covalent

400

Compound with a 3-carbon chain and one triple bond

propyne

500
Prefix for 5-carbon compounds

pent-

500

The prefix for carboxylic acids is ____

-ic acid

500

The stable configuration of the bonds around a carbon in an alkane

tetrahedron

500

Butanoic acid has how many C atoms

4

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