Chemistry GCSE
Patterns in organic chemistry
What Patterns in organic chemistry means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Patterns in organic chemistry
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The generality that compounds sharing a functional group undergo the same type of reaction, even when their carbon chains differ in length.
Topics that use Patterns in organic chemistry
- Reactions of alkenes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Addition reactions
- Dihaloalkane
- Fully displayed formulae
- Functional groups
- Homologous series
- Prediction from structure
- Unsaturation
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