Naming and Drawing Simple Organic Molecules Flashcards

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In names like methane, ethane, propane and butane, what does the part meth-, eth-, prop- and but- tell you?

It tells you how many carbon atoms are in the longest chain: meth = 1, eth = 2, prop = 3, but = 4.

An alkane, which has only single bonds between its carbon atoms.

An alkene, which has at least one carbon–carbon double bond.

An alcohol.

A carboxylic acid.

Butane.

Ethene.

It shows how many of each type of atom are in one molecule, for example C2H6.

It shows how the atoms are joined in a molecule, written in a line, for example CH3CH2OH.

A drawing that shows all the atoms and all the bonds between them.