organic chemistry is most broadly defined as _______
the chemistry of the compounds of carbon
approximately what percentage of known compounds are classified as organic compounds?
95%
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the most unique property of carbon is its ability to _____
bond to carbon
an organic compound is best defined as ____
a compound containing carbon
The first organic compound to be synthesized in a chemist's laboratory was ____
urea
the first recorded synthesis of an organic compound in a scientific laboratory was by ____
Friedrich Wöhler in 1828
the element whose atoms have a unique ability to bond to each other and to other kinds of
atoms is______
carbon
, carbon is almost always _____
tetravalent (meaning it has 4 covalent bonds)
the unique aspect of a saturated hydrocarbon is that it must contain ______
only single bonds
the simplest alkane is ____
methane
petroleum jelly is ___
a mixture of higher carbon number hydrocarbons
what is the name of the compound with a formula CH3CH2CH3?
propane
a compound containing only carbon and hydrogen and which has no double bonds between
atoms is classified as an ____
alkane
what is the name of the compound with a formula CH3CH3?
ethane
what is the name of the compound with the formula CH3CH2CH2CH3?
butane
how many different structural isomers are there for a hydrocarbon with the formula C4H10?
2
hoe many different structural isomers are there for a hydrocarbon with the formula C5H12?
3
how many different structural isomers are there for a hydrocarbon with the formula C6H14?
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