Definitions of Key Terms: OCR AS Chemistry Unit 2 (F322)

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1. Define homologous series

  • compounds with the same structural formula but different arrangement of atoms in space
  • the part of the organic molecule responsible for its chemical reactions
  • a series of organic compounds with the same functional group, but with each successive member differing by CH2
  • molecules with the same molecular formula but with different structural arrangements of atoms
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2. Define functional group

  • the part of the organic molecule responsible for its chemical reactions
  • a species with an unpaired electron
  • compounds with the same structural formula but with different arrangements of the atoms in space
  • a series of organic compounds with the same functional group but with each successive ember differing by CH2

3. Define homolytic fission

  • a species with an unpaired electron
  • C2H4
  • the breaking of a covalent bond with one of the bonded elections going to each atom to form 2 radicals
  • the breaking of a covalent bond with both of the bonded electrons going to one of the atoms forming a cation (+ve) and an anion (-ve)

4. Define electrophile

  • when a molecule is removed from a saturated molecule to make an unsaturated molecule
  • an atom that is attracted to an electron-deficient atom, where it donates a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond
  • an atom that is attracted to an electron-rich atom, where it accepts a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond
  • a species with an unpaired electron

5. Define structural isomer

  • a special type of E/Z isomerism
  • molecules with the same molecular formula but with different structural arrangements of atoms
  • compounds with the same structural formula but with different arrangements of atoms in space
  • a species with an unpaired electron

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