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Does the functional group react differently depending on the carbon backbone?
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A functional group may react differently, but does not always do so. One of the well known examples is a hydroxyl group, which ionizes sufficiently to act as a weak acid when the hydroxyl group is bonded directly to a carbon atom that is part of an aromatic ring, but not when the hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon that is part of an aliphatic chain.
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Which element forms the backbone of all organic molecules?
Carbon. Organic molecules are usually made up of carbon chains or rings, with hydrogen atoms bonded to most bond sites. The molecules are distinguished by the length of the chain, the number of double or triple carbon-carbon bonds, and the other elements or ligands that might be bonded to the carbon chain or ring.
What is the carbon backbone?
On Earth, life is said to be Carbon based because the majority of macromolecules are supported by a carbon backbone. Take for example a saturated fatty acid which consists of hydrogen atoms bonded onto an infinitely long series of carbon atoms which are arranged in a more or less straight line. These atoms make up the carbon backbone, it can be linear (such as the ones found in fatty acid), they can from a ring (as in most monosaccharides) or have an irregular shape.
What Symmetric carbon atom?
symmetric carbon atoms are those atoms in which the carbon atoms valency is satisfied by same atoms r groups functional groups
Does polyvinyl chloride contain any double bonds?
Polyvinyl Chloride (or PVC) contains a double bond between the backbone carbon chain.
Is carbon ductile malleable and does it have lustre?
Carbon is not ductile or malleable, but it can have luster depending on what form it is in. In most cases it does not, but graphite does have a luster.
Various kinds of atoms or clusters of them covalently bonded to a carbon backbone are termed?
Functional groups
What atoms are attached to the carbon backbone and determine the molecule's function within the cell?
Functional groups are such atoms.
What is the backbone of life?
The answer is carbon!
What are common carbon backbone structures?
The three kinds of carbon backbones are straight chain,branched chain,and the ring.
What elements are typically found in organic compounds?
Carbon and hydrogen! but depending on which organic molecular that is there could be functional groups including other elements! but the most general answer is Carbon and hydrogen
What element is known as the backbone of life?
carbon
The backbone of carbon in a carbohydrate comes from?
glucose
How does the backbone sugar differ between DNA and RNA?
The backbone sugar of RNA is ribose, which is a five carbon carbohydrate. When the oxygen atom from carbon number 2 is lost, it gives deoxy ribose, which is the backbone sugar for DNA.
Which element is the backbone of all living organisms?
carbon
What is organik chemistry?
Organic chemistry is the study and analysis of Chemistry involving chains composed of carbon. Such types of chains include: Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Ketones, Ethers, Alcohols, Esthers, etc.. All of these chains contain the element Carbon but they are characterized differently due to the presence of different functional groups, for example: The functional group of a Ketone is a double bond to an Oxygen.
What is the relationship between carbon skeletons and functional groups?
Both carbon skeletons and functional groups put together, add, or have atomos of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. Different arrangements of atoms bonded to a carbon skeleton can form functional groups, wich give specific properties to molecules.
What is an unsatured fat?
A fat molecule is made of a chain of carbon atoms making a "backbone" and a bunch of hydrogens along the outside. In a saturated fat, the carbon backbone has the maximum number of hydrogens it can accept. In an unsaturated fat, the carbon backbone has made one or more double bonds within the backbone and so have less than the maximum number of hydrogens around the outside.
