Chemistry GCSE
Fully displayed formulae
What Fully displayed formulae means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Fully displayed formulae
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Structural formulae in which every atom is shown and every bond is drawn as a line, including all C–H bonds and the new C–H or C–X bonds.
Topics that use Fully displayed formulae
- Reactions of alkenes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Addition reactions
- Dihaloalkane
- Functional groups
- Homologous series
- Patterns in organic chemistry
- Prediction from structure
- Unsaturation
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