Compared to a hydrocarbon chain where all the carbon atoms are linked by single bonds, which of the following statements best describe a hydrocarbon chain with the same number of carbon atoms but with one or more double bonds?
A) It will be more flexible in structure. B) It will be more constrained in structure. C) It will be more polar. D) It will contain more hydrogen atoms.
Research indicates that ibuprofen, a drug used to relieve inflammation and pain, is a mixture of two enantiomers; what are enantiomers?
A) Molecules that have identical chemical formulas but differ in the branching of their carbon skeletons. B) Molecules that are mirror images of each other. C) Molecules that differ in the location of their double bonds. D) Molecules that differ in the arrangement of atoms around their double bonds.
Miller's classic experiment demonstrated that a discharge of sparks through a mixture of gases could result in the formation of a large variety of organic compounds. Miller did not use which one of the following gases in his experiment?