Living by Chemistry 2nd Edition - Solutions by Chapter

A reaction that achieves the addition of water across a double bond in the presence of an acid catalyst.

Polymerization that occurs through coupling of monomers with one another, with no other products formed in the reaction. (Section 12.8)

In UV-Vis spectroscopy, an equation describing the relationship between molar absorptivity (e), absorbance (A), concentration (C), and path length (l): e = A (C Ž l)

An sp3 -hybridized carbon bonded to a benzene ring

Processes in which one or more substances are converted into other substances; also called chemical reactions. (Section 1.3)

The minimum pressure necessary to bring about liquefaction at the critical temperature. (11.8)

Loss of CO2 from a carboxyl group.

A reaction that involves the addition of H and X (either Br or Cl) across an alkene.

An equation of state for gases that embodies Boyle’s law, Charles’s law, and Avogadro’s hypothesis in the form PV = nRT. (Section 10.4)

A monosaccharide that, when written as a Fischer projection, has the !OH on its penultimate carbon to the left.

A cyclic ester.

Attractive forces between transient dipole moments, observed in alkanes.

The arrangement in space of the atoms of a molecule. (Section 9.2)

The radical cation formed by removal of a single electron from a parent molecule in a mass spectrometer.

An insoluble substance that forms in, and separates from, a solution. (Section 4.2)

An acid that is a proton donor in an acidbase reaction.

The positively charged intermediate of an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction.

A hybrid atomic orbital formed by the combination of one s atomic orbital and three 2p atomic orbitals.

Fibrous proteins that are used for their structural rigidity. Examples include a-keratins found in hair, nails, skin, feathers, and wool.

Highly crosslinked polymers that are generally very hard and insoluble.