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Patrick Curtin

May 21, 2006

Chemistry

Chapter 20

o Hydrocarbons= are composed of only carbon and hydrogen; they are the simplest organic compounds.

o Isomers= Compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures.

o Structural formula= indicates the number and types of atoms present in a molecule and also shows the bonding arrangement of atoms.

Ex: C4H10

o H H H H

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H-C-C-C-C-H

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H H H H

o Structual Isomers=are isomers in which atoms are bonding together in different orders.

Ex C4H10

o

H H H H

| | | |

H-C-C-C-C-H

| | | |

H H H H

&

H H H

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H-C---------C------------C-H

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H H-C-H H

|

H

o Alkanes=hydrocarbons that only contain single bonds.

Ex C2H6:

H H

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