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| organic molecules consisting only of carbon and hydrogen. |
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| compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures. therefore, different properties. |
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| isomers that differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms. |
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| all the same covalent partnerships, but they are different in their spatial arragements. |
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| molecules that are mirror images of eachother. |
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| components of organic molecules most commonly involved in chemical reactions. |
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hydrogen atom is bonded to an oxygen atom.
-OH |
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carbon atom joined to an oxygen by a double bond.
C=O |
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organic compound located at the end of a carbon skeleton.
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carbonyl connecting different groups.
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oxygen atom double-bonded to a carbon atom that is also bonded to a hydroxyl group.
-COOH |
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consists of a nitrogen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms and to the carbon skeleton.
-NH2 |
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sulfur atom bonded to a hydrogen atom
-SH |
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phosphate ion covalently attached by one of its oxygen atoms to the carbon skeleton. (^- = negative)
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-O-P-O^-
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O^- |
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| organic compounds containing hydroxyl groups. |
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| compounds containing carboxyl groups. (organic acids) |
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| organic compounds containing an amine group. |
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| organic compounds that contain sulfhydryls. |
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