Chemistry final review

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Organic chemistry is:

The Chemistry of carbon-containing compounds
Which of the follwoing is a hydrocarbon?

- An alkane
- An alkene
- An alkyne

All of them
What class of compounds have sweet odors and are used in perfumes and flavorings?

esters
What is the general formula for an ether?

R-O-R
The LD₅₀ is:

The lethal dose for 50% of a population of animals
What hazard is associated with moldy peanuts?

Aflotoxin
The source of _________ in water include decaying vegegation, fertilizer, animal excrement, and sewage.

Nitrates
Cholera is caused by:

bacteria
Who identified different types of radiation?

Ernest Rutherford
Which types of radiation has have the highest penetrating power?

Y rays
What do we call the splitting of an atomic nucleus into two or more similar fragments?

fission
Most isotopes used to in medical diagnosis emit what?

Y rays
What is the treatmetn for thallium poisoning and how does it work?

(MEMORIZE ANSWER)

The treatment is to give the individuals Prussian blue. This compound binds to the thallium and prevents its absorption by the intestine. The compound aso releases potassium ions.
What is beta decay?
- 0
- _-1e
what is alpha decay?
- ₄
- -2e
What is alkene?
- any double bond
What is amine?

Any time N is connected to carbons and you have a bond of H
What is ester?

When Oxygen has "y" looking structure with a double bond.
What is ether?

When there is an oxygen with 2 single bonds
What is it called when bonds connect .. ( they make a shape like a square, triangle, etc) ???

cyclo-
What is one bond called?

alkane
What is two bonds called?

alkene
What is three bonds called?

alkyne
What are the Carbon Prefixes 1 through 10
MEPB (My Ernesto Peanut Butter [1-4])
- 1 - Meth
- 2 - eth
- 3 - prop
- 4 - but
- 5 - pent
- 6 - hex
- 7 - hept
- 8 - oct
- 9 - non
- 10 - dec
When a little carbon branch sticks out what is it called?

Methyl
What is the General formula for Alchohol?

R-OH
What is the general formula for Aldehydes
- ...O
- ...||
- R-CH
What is the formula for Carboxylic Acids?
- ...O
- ...||
- R-C-OH
What is the general formula for amines?

R₃N
What is the general formula for Esters?
- ......O
- ......||
- R-O-C-R
What is the general formula for Ketones?
- ...O
- ...||
- R-C-R
What is the General formula for Alkanes?

C_nH_2n+2
What is the general formula for Alkenes?

C_nH_2n
What is the general formula for Alkynes?

C_nH_2n-2

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