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Alcohol

any class of hydrocarbons that are characterized by a hydroxyl group (-OH) bonded to a carbon atom

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Aldehyde

Any class of organic compounds featuring the presence of a carbonyl group with the carbon atom bonded to at least one hydrogen atom.

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Alkanes

a class of hydrocarbons featuring all single covalent bonds.

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Alkenes

a class of hydrocarbons in which there is at least one carbon to carbon double bond.

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Amine

a derivative of ammonia in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic groups (-NH 2 ).

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amino acid

a compound containing an amino group and a carboxyl group attached to the same carbon atom.

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aromatic compound

a class of hydrocarbons featuring a benzene ring or other related structures.

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benzene

a hydrocarbon consisting of a hexagonal ring of six carbons with alternating double bonds.

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carbonyl

a functional group consisting of a carbonyl group bonded to a

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carboxyl

a functional group consisting of a carbonyl group bonded to a hydroxyl group.

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carboxylic acid

any class of organic compounds characterized by the presence of carboxyl group

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condenced formula

a type of molecular formula that shows groups of atoms.

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cycloalkanes

a class of hydrocarbons containing all single bonds with at least one ring structure connecting the carbons.

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diene

a hydrocarbon containing two carbon to carbon double bonds.

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double bond

a bond formed by the sharing of two pairs of electrons.

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empirical formula

a molecular formula showing the simplest whole number

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ratio of atoms in a molecule.

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ether

a class of organic compounds characterized by the presence of an oxygen atom singly bonded to two carbon atoms.

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functional group

a structural fragment found in a compound that changes the

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chemistry and name of the compound.

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hydrocarbons

chemicals consisting of only carbon and hydrogen.

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ketone

a class or organic compounds characterized by the presence of a carbonyl group bonded to two other carbon atoms.

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lone pair

pairs of valence electrons that do not contribute to bonding and are not shared.

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nitro group

an often explosive functional group connected to an organic

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molecule containing a nitrogen atom singly bonded to two oxygen atoms (-NO 2 ).

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organic chemistry

the study of the structure, preparation and properties of

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carbon compounds.

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percent composition

the percentage of mass in a compound represented by each

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of its constituent elements.

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pyridine

a hexagonal cyclic organic structure related to benzene but with a nitrogen atom replacing one of the carbons.

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resonance

the different possible structures of a molecule in which more than one Lewis structure can be written.

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saturated compound

a compound containing only single bonds with the

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maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible.

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single bond

a bond formed by the sharing of one pair of electrons.

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scructural formula

a type of molecular formula that shows how the atoms are

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connected.

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structural isomers

compounds that have the same molecular formula but a

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different arrangement of atoms.

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triple bond

a strong bond formed by the sharing of three pairs of electrons.

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Unsaturated compound

a compound containing a double or triple bond and

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therefore not having the maximum number of hydrogens.

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xylene

a mixture of three different structures of dimethyl benzene.

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