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Organic chemistry
the chemistry of carbon- containing compounds.
Dashes separate
names and numbers
trivalent
Nitrogen is _________ because it can gain 3 electrons.
Name the 5 elements we discussed that carbon bonds to
hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur
lowest
Carbons in the chain are numbered so the substituents get the _______ number possible.
What does n- mean?
the molecule is "normal" and not branched
alphabetical
Substituents are listed in _____________ order.
double and triple
Carbon can also form _______ ___ ______ bonds.
commas
Multiple numbers are separated by ______.
Lewis structures
________- show lone pairs as well as number & type of bond present in the molecule.
Isomers
________- molecules with the same molecular formula but different structures.
number of isomers
The ________ tends to increase as the number of carbons in the compound increases.
monovalent
Hydrogen is always __________- it can lose 1 electron
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