exam 1 (35-70)

How many different atoms can carbon bond with?

• Up to 4 different atoms

• Only 1 atom

• Up to 2 atoms

• Up to 8 atoms

What do bonds between carbon atoms form?

• Carbon skeleton or backbone of organic molecules

• Water molecules

• Ionic compounds

• Hydrogen bonds

What is a “hydrocarbon?”

• Molecule made up of only carbon and hydrogen

• Molecule with oxygen and hydrogen

• Ionic compound

• Protein fragment

What makes up the backbone of organic molecules?

• Carbon atoms

• Hydrogen atoms

• Oxygen atoms

• Nitrogen atoms

What is a functional group?

• Specific group of atoms within molecules responsible for characteristic reactions

• A type of protein

• Inorganic molecule

• Nucleic acid

What is “polarity”?

• Unequal distribution of charge in a molecule

• Equal distribution of electrons

• Bond type

• Molecular weight

What is hydrophobic?

• Water-fearing; does not mix with water

• Water-loving; dissolves in water

• Electrically charged

• Attracted to oxygen

What is hydrophilic?

• Water-loving; mixes well with water

• Water-fearing

• Hydrophobic

• Ionic

The addition of what causes an organic molecule to become polar?

• Functional groups

• Carbon atoms

• Hydrogen atoms

• Isotopes

What is an isomer?

• Molecules with the same formula but different structures

• Molecules with different formulas but same structures

• Isotopes of atoms

• Protein types