The following terms summarize all the concepts and ideas that were introduced in this chapter. You should be able to explain their meaning and how you would use them in chemistry. They appear in boldface type in this chapter to draw your attention to them. The boldface type also makes it easier for you to look them up if you need to. You could also use the Internet search engine google.com on your computer to get a quick and expanded explanation of these terms, laws, and formulas.
| alcohol aldehyde alkane alkene alkyl groups alkyne amine amino acid aromatic |
cyclopropane diamond empirical ester ether fullerene functional groups homologous hydrocarbon |
isomer ketone ortho-, meta-, para positions photosynthetic process resonance structure structural saturated hydrocarbon unsaturated hydrocarbon |