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    • What is an alicyclic compound?
      An aliphatic compound in non-aromatic rings
    • What is an aliphatic compound?
      A compound with C and H in chains/rings
    • What is the general formula for an alkyl group?
      C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n+1</sub>
    • What is an aromatic compound?
      A compound containing at least one benzene ring
    • What does a displayed formula show?
      Atoms' relative positions and bonds between them
    • What characterizes a saturated compound?
      Single carbon-carbon bonds only
    • What is a skeletal formula?
      Formula with H removed, just carbon skeleton
    • What is a structural formula?
      Formula showing minimal detail for atom arrangement
    • What characterizes an unsaturated compound?
      Multiple carbon-carbon bonds
    • What is volatility?
      The ease a liquid turns into a gas
    • What is a free radical?
      A species containing an unpaired electron
    • What is homolytic fission?
      Bond breaking, one electron to each atom
    • What is initiation in free radical substitution?
      First step, free radicals made by UV
    • What happens during propagation in free radical substitution?
      New free radicals are made
    • What kind of carbon-carbon bonds do saturated compounds contain?
      C-C single bonds
    • What are structural isomers?
      Molecules with same formula, different arrangement
    • What is a substitution reaction?
      Atom/group replaced with different atom/group
    • What is termination in free radical substitution?
      Final step, two radicals combine
    • What is addition polymerization?
      Many identical monomers add to form polymer
    • What is a biodegradable material?
      Material broken down by living organisms
    • What is an addition reaction?
      Reactant added to unsaturated molecule to saturate
    • What is a carbocation?
      Organic ion where carbon has + charge
    • What is a curly arrow used for?
      Show movement of electron pair
    • What is an electrophile?
      Atom/group accepting electron pair to form bond
    • What is heterolytic fission?
      Bond breaking, both electrons to one atom
    • What is a monomer?
      Small molecule combining many times to form polymer
    • What is hydration?
      Substance combines with water
    • What is a pi-bond?
      Reactive part of double bond from p-orbitals
    • What is a polymer?
      Long chain molecule from monomer units
    • What is a sigma-bond?
      Covalent bond from end-to-end orbital overlap
    • What are stereoisomers?
      Same formula, different arrangement in space
    • What kind of bond is in an unsaturated compound?
      A C=C bond
    • What is a biofuel?
      Fuel derived from recently living material
    • What is dehydration?
      Elimination reaction removing water
    • What is distillation?
      Separation by evaporation/condensing due to boiling points
    • What is an elimination reaction?
      Molecule removed to make unsaturated molecule
    • What is a primary alcohol?
      OH carbon bonded to 1 other carbon
    • What is reflux?
      Continual boiling/condensing without loss of volatile product
    • What is a secondary alcohol?
      OH carbon bonded to 2 other carbons
    • What is a tertiary alcohol?
      OH carbon bonded to 3 other carbons
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