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Organic Chemistry: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

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Organic Chemistry: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

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What is the term used to describe compounds with the same chemical formula but different structural formulas?

Functional groups

Geometric isomers

Stereoisomers

Structural isomers (correct)

What is the general formula for alkanes?

CnH2n-2

CnHn

CnH2n

CnH2n+2 (correct)

What is the term used to describe the sites in molecules where chemical reactions occur?

Functional groups (correct)

Geometric isomers

Stereoisomers

Structural isomers

What is the general formula for cycloalkanes?

CnH2n Signup and view all the answers

How are cycloalkanes named?

By adding the prefix 'cyclo-' to the name of the straight-chain hydrocarbon Signup and view all the answers

What determines whether a carbon atom is primary, secondary, or tertiary?

The number of carbon atoms bonded to it Signup and view all the answers

What happens when alkanes burn in the presence of excess oxygen?

They form carbon dioxide, water, and energy Signup and view all the answers

What type of isomers are molecules that differ in their three-dimensional arrangements of their atoms in space?

Geometric isomers Signup and view all the answers

What happens when alkanes burn in the presence of insufficient oxygen?

They form carbon monoxide or carbon Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason why cycloalkanes do not require a number prefix?

All carbon atoms in a cycloalkane are equivalent. Signup and view all the answers

What is a common result of alkanes undergoing oxidation reactions?

Formation of carbon dioxide, water, and energy. Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe saturated hydrocarbons with rings?

Cycloalkanes. Signup and view all the answers

What determines the classification of a carbon atom as primary, secondary, or tertiary?

The number of carbon atoms bonded to it. Signup and view all the answers

What is the general term used to describe compounds that have the same chemical formula but differ in their structural formulas?

Structural isomers. Signup and view all the answers