Chem 102-Exam 1 Questions with Complete Solutions

hydrocarbon - ANSWER-compound composed of only carbon and hydrogen alkane - ANSWER-a hydrocarbon containing only single covalent bonds cycloalkanes - ANSWER-alkanes in which the carbon atoms are arranged in a ring, or cyclic, structure alkene - ANSWER-a hydrocarbon containing one or more carbon-carbon double bond cycloalkene - ANSWER-a cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon that contains one or more carbon-carbon double bonds within the ring system diene - ANSWER-a hydrocarbon with two double bonds alkyne - ANSWER-a hydrocarbon containing one or more carbon-carbon triple bonds aromatic hydrocarbon - ANSWER-one of a special class of cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbons, the simplest of which is benzene structural isomers - ANSWER-same molecular formula but different arrangement of atoms general formula for alkanes - ANSWER-CnH2n+2 general formula for alkenes - ANSWER-CnH2n general formula for alkynes - ANSWER-CnH2n-2 geometric isomers - ANSWER--ONLY exist in ALKENES -same molecular formula, same structural formula, different arrangement of atoms -cis v trans cis isomer - ANSWER-two groups are on the same side of the double bond trans isomer - ANSWER-two groups are on opposite sides of the double bond saturated hydrocarbon - ANSWER-only carbon-carbon single bonds unsaturated hydrocarbons - ANSWER-at least one double or triple carbon-carbon bond alcohols - ANSWER-hydrocarbon with an -OH group