Can You Name These Basic Chemical Functional Groups Flashcards

Can you name these basic chemical functional groups? Chemicals can be described in many forms and depending on their characteristics and properties. Do you think you have a good understanding of different compounds and chemical groups? Take a look at these flashcards and get to see how true this is and remember to take the quizzes that follow to gauge your understanding!

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An organic compound that contains the hydroxyl (-OH) group bonded to a carbon atom.
Alcohol
A class of organic compounds that contains a carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to at least one hydrogen atom.
Aldehydes
A type of hydrocarbon that contains carbon-carbon double bonds (C=C)
Alkene
A hydrocarbon that contains carbon-carbon triple bonds.
Alkyne
An organic compound in which a carbon containing the carbonyl group is attached to a nitrogen atom.
Amide
An organic compound that contains a nitrogen atom bonded to one or more carbon atoms.
Amine
The building block of proteins, consisting of an amino group, a carboxylic acid group, and a unique side group attached to the alpha carbon.
Amino acid
Compounds that contain the ring structure of benzene.
Aromatic compounds
The final form of a chemical reaction that shows the same number of atoms of each element in the reactants and products.
Balanced equation
An organic compound that contains the carboxyl functional group (-COOH).
Carboxylic acid
A shorthand way to represent a chemical reaction using chemical formulas to indicate the reactants and products.
Chemical equation
The process by which a chemical change takes place.
Chemical reaction
Whole numbers placed in front of the formulas in an equation to balance the number of atoms of each element.
Coefficients
A reaction in which reactants combine to form a single product.
Combination reaction
A chemical reaction in which an organic compound reacts with oxygen to produce CO2,H2O, and energy.
Combustion reaction