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What did the demonstration of
*cell-free fermentation* argue against? |
Theory of Protoplasm
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What did *cell-free fermentation* provide future biochemists to examine?
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Chemistry of Life outside of cells.
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What are molecules consisting only of carbon and hydrogen?
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Hydrocarbons
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Why do hydrocarbons make good fuels?
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carbon-hydrogen covalent bonds store considerable energy
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What are some examples of fuel hydrocarbons?
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Gasoline
Propane Gas |
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What is a *functional group*?
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A group of atoms within a molecule that interacts in predictable ways with other molecules
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What is an *isomer*?
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Organic molecules having the same molecular or empirical formula but existing in different forms.
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What is a *structural isomer*?
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an isomer with diffferences in the actual structure of their carbon skeleton.
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What are some examples of a *structural isomer*?
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Glucose
Fructose |
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What is a *stereoisomer*?
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Isomers having the same carbon skeleton but differe in how the groups are attached.
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