Unit 26 Homologous series, structural formulae and naming of carbon compounds

Alkanol

Alkanol - a hydrocarbon that contains hydroxyl group but do not contain double bond or triple bond

Alkaoic acid

Alkaoic acid - a hydrocarbon that contains carboxyl group but do not contain double bond or triple bond

Alkene

Alkene - a hydrocarbon that has one or more double bonds between the carbon atoms

Ball-and-stick model

Ball-and-stick model - a molecular model that uses balls as atoms and sticks as bonds

Carboxyl group

Carboxyl group - the functional group —COOH

Condensed structural formula

Condensed structural formula - a method emphasizing groups of atoms in a compound

Functional group

Functional group - an atom, or a group of atoms, which determines most of the properties of a compound

General formula

General formula - molecular formula of a class of compounds represented by n

Homologous series

Homologous series - a family of compounds containing the same functional group

Hydroxyl group

Hydroxyl group - the functional group —OH

Molecular model

Molecular model - a model that can show the exact molecular structure and shape

Preffix

Preffix - words that are placed before a stem of words

Saturated hydrocarbon

Saturated hydrocarbon - a hydrocarbon in which all the carbon atoms are connected to each other by single bonds

Skeletal formula

Skeletal formula - a method showing only how the carbon atoms in a compound are bonded

Space-filling model

Space-filling model - a molecular model that fill the space of atoms as spheres

Structural formula

Structural formula - a method showing how the atoms in a compound are linked together

Suffix

Suffix - words that are placed after a stem of words

Unsaturated hydrocarbon

Unsaturated hydrocarbon - a hydrocarbon that has one or more double or triple bonds between the carbon atoms

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