33questionswith answersabout organicchemistry:

33questi
onswith
answersabout
organi
cchemist
ry:


1.Whati
sor
gani
cchemi
str
y?
Organicchemistr
yisthestudyofcompounds
thatcontai
ncarbon,hydr
ogen,andother
elementsli
keoxygen,nit
rogen,
andsulfur
.
2.Whyi
scarbonsoi
mpor
tanti
nor
gani
c
chemi
str
y?
Carbonisimpor tanti
norgani cchemist
ry
becauseithast heabil
it
yt oform cov
alent
bondswithot heratoms,includi
ngother
carbonatoms, tocreat
eav astarr
ayof
complexmol ecules.
3.Whati
saf
unct
ional
group?

, Af uncti
onalgroupisagr oupofatomswi
thi
na
mol ecul
ethatisresponsibl
eforthemol
ecul
e'
s
characteri
sti
cchemi cal
reacti
onsand
properti
es.
4.Whati
sanal
kane?
Anal
kaneisahy
drocar
bonthatcont
ainsonl
y
si
ngl
ebondsbet
weencarbonatoms.
5.Whati
sanal
kene?
Analkenei
sahy dr
ocarbonthatcont
ainsat
l
eastonecarbon-
carbondoublebond.
6.Whati
sanal
kyne?
Analky
neisahydrocar
bonthatcont
ainsat
l
eastonecar
bon-car
bontr
ipl
ebond.
7.Whati
sanal
cohol
?
Analcohol
isacompoundthatcont
ainsa
hy
droxylgr
oup(-
OH)att
achedtoacar bon
at
om.
8.Whati
sanet
her
?
Anet
heri
sacompoundt
hatcont
ainsan