Hydrocarbons

Organic chemistry

the study of compounds that are carbon based

The simplest organic compounds have only

carbon and hydrogen

hydrocarbons

compounds consisting only of hydrogen and carbon atoms, which include alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes.

functional groups

a characteristic set of atoms that imparts particular characteristics and reactivity onto a molecule

Hydrocarbon

a molecule that is comprised of only carbon and hydrogen covalently bonded

octet

a rule stating that atoms tend to form bonds in such a way that they each have eight electrons in their valence shell, achieving a stable electron configuration.

The simplest hydrocarbon

methane

The chemical formula for methane

CH₄.

When writing the chemical formula for an organic compound, carbon is where?

Usually first

When is a hydrocarbon referred to as a Saturated Hydrocarbon?

When all the bonds in the molecule are single bonds

Unsaturated Hydrocarbon

Anything other than single bonds. So double and triple bonds

These don't have the maximum number of hydrogen bonds on that Carbon

Methane

A carbon compound

CH_4

Carbon forms four covalent bonds to hydrogen

Methane is what and has bond angles of what?

Tetrahedral and has bond angles of 109 degrees

What shape are all carbons?

Tetrahedral

Ethane

Type of carbon compound where each tetrahedral carbon forms three covalent bonds to hydrogen and one to the other carbon

C_2H_6

Each hydrogen has four bonds and they're all single bonds