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OCHEM Quiz 1
Quiz 1
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Organic Chemistry
Undergraduate 3
09/06/2010

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Term
Formula Unit
Definition
a molecule (for compounds, consisting of molecules) or
the smallest fragment with the same ratio between atoms, as in the compound.
Term
Chemical Formula
Definition
formula shows how many atoms of each type are present in the formula unit.
Term
Chemical Indices
Definition
Numbers in the formula unit that state the number of each element.
Term
Chemical Equations
Definition
show how many formula units react and
how many formula units are formed in the reaction.
Term
Chemical coefficients
Definition
Numbers that precede each molecule which state the numbers of each molecule present in the reaction.
Term
One-Step chemical schemes
Definition
show, which compounds react, which compounds
are formed, which compounds and conditions affect the reaction.
Term
Criteria for One-Step chemical schemes. (4)
Definition
- At least one organic compound must be present in the left part of the scheme
- All other reacting compounds are usually called “reagents” and shown either
in the left part of the scheme or over the reaction arrow.
- Chemical coefficients are not shown, except if you need to show some
stoichiometric features of the reaction.
- Some reaction products, especially inorganic ones, are often not shown.
Term
Lewis Acids
Definition
accept a pair of electrons from a low-energy orbital, producing the conjugate base.
Term
Lewis Bases
Definition
donate a pair of electrons to a low-energy orbital, producing the conjugate acid.
Term
Bronsted Acids
Definition
donate H+, producing the conjugate base.
Term
Bronsted Bases
Definition
accept H+, producing the conjugate acid.
Term
Acids in Aqueous solutions
Definition
produce H+ and the conjugate base.
Term
Bases in aqueous solutions.
Definition
Produce OH- and the conjugate acid.
Term
Salt
Definition
Product of the reaction of an acid and a base.
Term
Acids in Dissocition
Definition
produce H+ and the anion of the conjugated base.
Term
Hydroxides of alkali and alkali earth metals in dissociation
Definition
Produce OH- and the cation of the corresponding metal.
Term
Salts in dissociation
Definition
Produce cations of the metal and anions of the rest of the molecule.
Term
Reaction Coordiante
Definition
A selected set of dependently changing parameters is called the reaction coordinate.
Term
Sections of the surface of potential energy
Definition
Graphs that show how the potential energy depends on one selected parameter or on a set of dependently changing parameters.
Term
Intermediates
Definition
Minima on the surface of potential energy
Term
Transition states
Definition
Maxima on the surface of potential energy
Term
Reaction step
Definition
the path of the chemical system from one intermediate to the next one
Term
Reaction mechanism
Definition
a sequence of reaction steps
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