Solutions for Chapter 2: Introductory Chemistry 5th Edition

A carbohydrate that contains an aldehyde group.

The Group 2A elements (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Ra). (2.4)

An addition reaction in which two groups are installed on opposite sides of a p bond.

A hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings. (24.1)

A strong attractive force that exists between atoms in a molecule. (Section 8.1)

Cyclic polyethers whose molecular models resemble crowns.

The energy difference between two sets of d orbitals in a metal atom when ligands are present. (23.5)

The process in which the molecules go directly from the vapor into the solid phase. (11.8)

The energy required to separate completely the ions in an ionic solid. (Section 8.2)

An assembly of a metal ion and the Lewis bases bonded to it. (Section 23.2)

Compounds formed from a molecule of phosphoric acid, a sugar molecule, and an organic nitrogen base. Nucleotides form linear polymers called DNA and RNA, which are involved in protein synthesis and cell reproduction. (Section 24.10)

A polyatomic anion that contains one or more oxygen atoms. (Section 2.8)

A solvent that contains at least one hydrogen atom connected directly to an electronegative atom.

A reaction in which a compound undergoes a decrease in oxidation state.

A conformational change in which one chair conformation is converted into the other.

A concise verbal statement or a mathematical equation that summarizes a wide range of observations and experiences. (Section 1.3)

A reaction that converts an alkene into an epoxide via a stereospecific pathway.

In NMR spectroscopy, a signal that is comprised of only one peak.

Reactions in which one group is replaced by another group.

In IR spectroscopy, the energy of a photon is absorbed and temporarily stored as vibrational energy