carbon bonding
carbon compounds
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substituted hydrocarbons
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100
How many bonds does carbon form?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. none
d. four
100
A compound containing carbon is called a(n)_____.
organic compound
100
Why does carbon make 4 bonds?
Because it has 4 valence electrons and needs 8 to be stable
100
Substituted hydrocarbons contain all EXCEPT
a. alcohols
b. halogen-containing compounds
c. minerals
d. organic acids
c. minerals
100
How many protons, electrons, and neutrons does carbon have?
6, 6, 6
200
The 3 forms that pure carbon make are diamond, fullerene, and _______.
graphite
200
Which two elements make up hydrocarbons?
hydrogen, carbon
200
How many carbon atoms and how many hydrogen atoms are in this molecule?
CH4
1 carbon
4 hydrogens
200
Give an example of an organic acid
formic acid
citric acid
acetic acid
200
Name an example of a natural polymer
wool, silk, cotton
300
What are the three arrangements that carbon chains form?
straight chain, branched chain, ring
300
Which is NOT a property of hydrocarbons?
a. it burns easily
b. it has a low melting point
c. it has a low boiling point
d. it easily mixes with water
d. it easily mixes with water
300
Compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures are called:
a. organic compounds
b. isomers
c. saturated hydrocarbons
d. polymers
b. isomers
300
A combination of an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom, -OH is called
alcohol
300
The smaller molecules that make up a polymer
monomers
400
When fullerenes form a soccer ball pattern (a ball with an open inside), they are called _________.
buckyballs
400
What does a dash represent in a structural formula?
a bond
400
Hydrocarbons containing only single bonds are called _____, while they are called ______ if they contain double or triple bonds.
a. saturated, unsaturated
b. unsaturated, saturated
c. monomer, polymer
d. straight chain, branched
a. saturated, unsaturated
400
The compound that results when an alcohol and an organic acid are combined
ester
400
Polyester and nylon are examples of ______ polymers.
synthetic
500
When pure carbon (graphite) forms in flat layers or sheets, what property does it have?
It is slippery
500
What is the molecular formula of this compound and what is it called?
pentane
C5H12
500
A(n) ______ indicates the number of atoms of a specific element in a molecular formula.
subscript such as 4 and 10 in this molecule: C4H10
500
Which is NOT a halocarbon?
a. CCl2F2
b. C3H8
c. C2H3Cl3d. CH3I
b. C3H8
500
Draw 2 possible structural formulas for C6H14
