Organic Chemistry

3. a long chain molecule formed by joining monomers
6. a homologous group having –OH as the functional group
7. a group of complex organic macromolecules that contain carbon
9. they don’t have the maximum hydrogen atoms around each carbon so more atoms can be added
11. a synthetic polymer of a type made by the linkage of an amino group of one molecule and a carboxylic acid group of another
13. a compound which contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms
15. small molecules join together to form this
17. homologous series with –COOH as the functional group
19. broken down in the soil or water by micro-organisms

1. the process of joining monomers together to form polymers
2. groups of molecules with similar boiling points
4. when no more atoms can be added to their molecules
5. a group of organic molecules with similar chemical properties
8. large molecules made up of repeating units
10. a reaction that takes place in the absence of air
12. an organic compound made by replacing the hydrogen of an acid by an alkyl or other organic group
14. a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction
16. the breaking down of larger hydrocarbons into smaller hydrocarbons
18. hydrocarbons which only have single covalent bonds in their structure
20. the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons containing a double bond