QQuestion
State the terms for the following:
(a) The group obtained by removing one hydrogen atom from the parent alkane.
(b) Two metal plates or wires through which the current enters and leaves the electrolytic cell.
(c) The amount of substance which contains the same number of units as the number of atoms in carbon-12.
(d) The tendency of an atom to pull a shared pair of electrons towards itself in a compound.
(e) The formula which represents the simplest ratio between the atoms of elements present in a compound.
✓Answer
(a) Alkyl group
(b) Electrodes
(c) Mole
(d) Electronegativity
(e) Empirical formula
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