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Alkane
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Hydrocarbons that contain only single bonds
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Alkyl group
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Substituents such as -CH3 and -CH2CH3 that branch of the main chain
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Branched-chain alkane
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Compounds with branching connections of carbons
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Combustion
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Reaction of an alkane with oxygen
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Condensed structure
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Shorthand way of drawing structures
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Conformation
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The specific three dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule at a given instant
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Conformer
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Molecular structures having identical connections between atoms
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Constitutional isomers
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Compounds with the same molecular formula but with different connections among their constituent atoms
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Cycloalkane
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Contain rings of carbon atoms
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Ethyl group
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The -CH2CH3 alkyl group
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Functional group
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An atom or group of atoms within a molecule that has a characteristic structure and chemical behavior
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Hydrocarbon
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An organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen
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Isomers
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Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures
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Isoproply group
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The branched-chain alkyl group -CH(CH3)2
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Line structure
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A shorthand way of drawing structures in which atoms aren't shown
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Methyl group
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The -CH3 alkyl group
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Methylene group
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Another name for a CH2 unit
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Organic chemistry
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The study of carbon compounds
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Primary carbon atom
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A carbon atom with one other carbon attached to it
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Propyl group
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Removal of any one of the 6 hydrogens attached to an end carbon of a propane
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Quaternary carbon atom
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A carbon atom with 4 other carbons attached to it
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Secondary carbon atom
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A carbon atom with 2 other carbons attached to it
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Straight-chain alkane
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An alkane that has all its carbons connected in a row
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Substituent
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An atom or group of atoms attached to a parent compound
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Tertiary carbon atom
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A carbon atom with 3 other carbons attached to it
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