Biology - Carbon Chapter 4

Front 1

Define: Organic Chemistry

Back 1

The study of carbon compounds

Front 2

What is Carbons valence characteristic?

Back 2

It likes to form 4 covalent bonds (tetravalence)

Front 3

What are Hydrocarbons?

Back 3

Hydrocarbons are organic molecules that consist of only carbon and Hydrogen atoms

Front 4

Hydrocarbons are the major component in ________

Back 4

Petroleum

Front 5

What are the 3 kinds of isomers?

Back 5

Structural Isomers: Molecules with the same molecular formula but differ in Covalent bond setup.
Geometric Isomers: are compounds with the same covalent partnerships that differ in their spatial arrangement around C.
Enantiomers: Mirror images of each other

Front 6

When are Enantiomers possible?

Back 6

When there are 4 different atoms or groups of atoms bonded to a carbon

Front 7

Define: Functional Groups

Back 7

Functional groups are attachments that replace one or more hydrogen atoms to the carbon skeleton

Front 8

Draw: Hydroxyl

Back 8

Dont forget to attach R

Front 9

Draw: Carbonyl

Back 9

Dont forget to attach R

Front 10

Draw: Carboxyl

Back 10

Dont forget to attach R

Front 11

Draw: Amino (Ionized and non Ionized)

Back 11

Dont forget to attach R

Front 12

Draw: Sulfhydryl

Back 12

Dont forget to attach R

Front 13

Draw Phosphate

Back 13

Dont forget to attach R