What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons?
Saturated hydrocarbons have single C-C bonds only, while unsaturated hydrocarbons contain C=C double bonds.
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What is meant by the term homologous series?
A series of organic compounds with the same functional group and general formula whose successive members differ by the addition of a -CH2 group.
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What is meant by the term functional group?
A functional group is the part of an organic molecule that is responsible for the characteristic reactions of that molecule.
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What are aromatic hydrocarbons?
Hydrocarbons that contain carbon atoms in a benzene ring.
Benzene is an example of an aromatic hydrocarbon.
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What is an alkyl group?
An alkyl group is a side chain formed by removing a hydrogen atom from an alkane parent chain.
For example, the simplest alkyl group is a methyl (CH3) group.
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Name the prefixes used to describe halogenoalkanes.
Fluoro-, chloro-, bromo- iodo- etc.
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