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13 Cards in this Set
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What is the definition of an acid?
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A proton donor HCl - Hydrochloric Acid
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What is the definition of a base? Give an example |
A proton acceptor NaOH - Sodium Hydroxide |
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What is the definition of a covalent bond? Give an example |
A bond formed between non-metal atoms by sharing a pair of electrons NaCl - Sodium Chloride |
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What is the definition of electronegativity |
The ability of an atom to attract the bonding electrons in a covalent bond |
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What is the definition of an electrophile? |
An electron-pair acceptor |
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What is the definition of empirical formula? |
The simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each element in a compound |
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What is the definition of a hydrocarbon? Give an example |
A compound that consists of only hydrogen and carbon |
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What is the definition of molecular formula? |
A formula that shows the number of atoms of each element in a molecule, but not their structural arrangement |
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What is the definition of a nucleophile? |
An electron pair donor |
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What is a free radical? Give an example |
A species with an unpaired electron Cl' |
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What is a stereoisomer? Give an example. |
A molecule that has the same structural formula (as another molecule) but has a different arrangement of atoms in space |
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What is the definition of a structural isomer? |
A compound with the same molecular formula, but differs in structure |
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What is the definition of an unsaturated compound? Give an example |
An unsaturated compound is a hydrocarbon with one or more carbon-carbon double bonds |
