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- 2. The "water-fearing" hydrocarbon tail of a soap molecule that interacts with oily dirt
- 3. The versatile element that forms the basis for all living structures and many everyday items
- 5. Carbon compounds where all carbon atoms are linked only by single bonds
- 7. A class of carbon compounds containing the –OH functional group, such as methanol or ethanol
- 10. The process of burning carbon or its compounds in oxygen to release carbon dioxide, heat, and light
- 11. The "water-loving" ionic end of a soap molecule that interacts with water
- 12. The functional group represented by the formula –CHO, found in compounds like propanal or hexanal
- 14. The chemical reaction used to prepare soap by treating an ester with an alkali like sodium hydroxide
- 16. A type of chemical bond formed by the sharing of an electron pair between two atoms
- 18. The property of carbon having four valence electrons, allowing it to bond with four other atoms
- 20. The industrial process of adding hydrogen to vegetable oils in the presence of a catalyst to make them saturated
- 22. A smooth and slippery allotrope of carbon that is a very good conductor of electricity
- 23. A sweet-smelling substance used in perfumes and flavorings, formed by the reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol
- 25. Cleansing agents that remain effective in hard water because they do not form insoluble precipitates with calcium or magnesium ions
- 27. Compounds containing double or triple bonds between carbon atoms, which are generally more reactive than those with single bonds
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- 1. Organic compounds that consist entirely of the elements carbon and hydrogen
- 3. Carbon's unique ability to form long chains, branched chains, or rings by bonding with other carbon atoms
- 4. The group of organic acids, like ethanoic acid, characterized by the –COOH functional group
- 6. Molecules that have identical molecular formulae but different structural arrangements, such as the two forms of butane
- 8. A specific group of atoms, such as alcohol or aldehyde, that determines the characteristic chemical properties of an organic compound.
- 9. An allotrope of carbon where each atom is bonded to four others in a rigid three-dimensional structure, making it the hardest known substance
- 12. Unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain one or more carbon-to-carbon double bonds
- 13. A common household substance that consists of a 5–8% solution of acetic acid in water
- 15. Unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain one or more carbon-to-carbon triple bonds
- 17. A series of compounds where the same functional group substitutes for hydrogen in a carbon chain, with successive members differing by a –CH2– unit.
- 19. Saturated hydrocarbons where all carbon atoms are joined by single bonds and follow the general formula CnH2n+2.
- 21. A spherical structure formed by soap molecules in water where the oily dirt is trapped in the center
- 22. The name given to pure ethanoic acid because it often freezes into a solid during winter in cold climates
- 24. A functional group (>C=O) typically present in the middle of a carbon chain, such as in propanone
- 26. An insoluble, curdy substance formed when soap reacts with the calcium and magnesium salts present in hard water