N5 Unit 2 Chemistry Terms

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State what is meant by the term Hydrocarbon

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A compound made of hydrogen and carbon atoms only

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State what is meant by the term Unsaturated

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A compound that contains at least one carbon-carbon double bond e.g. an alkene

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State what is meant by the term Saturated

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A compound that contains only single carbon-carbon bonds e.g. an alkane

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State what is meant by the term Isomer

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Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula

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State what is meant by the term Incomplete combustion

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When a fuel burns in limited oxygen

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State what is meant by the term Complete combustion

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When a fuel burns in a plentiful supply of oxygen

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State the Functional Group of the alcohols homologous series

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The hydroxyl group (-OH)

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State the Functional Group of the carboxylic acid homologous series

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The carboxyl group (-COOH)

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State the Functional Group of the alkenes homologous series

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The carbon-carbon double bond (C=C)

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What prefix is used to indicate the following number of carbon atoms

1 Carbon atom

2 Carbon atoms

3 Carbon atoms

4 Carbon atoms

5 Carbon atoms

6 Carbon atoms

7 Carbon atoms

8 Carbon atoms

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1 = meth

2 = eth

3 = prop

4 = but

5 = pent

6 = hex

7 = hept

8 = oct

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