________ are made up of cyclic monosaccharides like glucose.
New cards
2
catenate
Although silicon and many other elements ________, none of them produce chains as stable as carbons.
New cards
3
organic molecules
Several million ________ have been discovered or synthesized, and thousands more are found or synthesized each year.
New cards
4
Dehydration condensation
________ processes produce the three forms of natural polymers: polysaccharides, proteins, and nucleic acids.
New cards
5
Carbon
________ has the characteristic of catenation, which allows it to bind to one or more other ________ atoms, resulting in a plethora of chemically and thermally stable chain, ring, and branching compounds:
New cards
6
Electron configuration
________, electronegativity, and bonding are all terms used to describe electrons.
New cards
7
metallic element
Carbon, located in Period 2, has an electronegativity (EN= 2.5) that is halfway between that of the most ________ (Li, EN= 1.0) and that of the most nonmetallic active element (F, EN= 4.0)
New cards
8
structural complexity of organic molecules
The ________ is due to carbon's small size, intermediate electronegativity, four valence electrons, and capacity to form numerous bonds.
New cards
9
Proteins
polyamides made up of up to 20 distinct kinds of amino acids.
New cards
10
Organic molecules
________ are notable for their vast quantity and varied chemical behavior, in addition to their intricate structures.
New cards
11
Carbon
________ creates covalent bonds rather than ionic bonds in all of its elemental and chemical forms.
Studied by 4 people
