Naming organic compounds Lesson

IGCSE
Chemistry
Naming organic compounds

Step-by-step lessons covering CIE IGCSE Chemistry Naming organic compounds for Core and Extended tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1 and Paper 3 (Core) or Paper 2 and Paper 4 (Extended), plus Paper 5 or Paper 6 format. Build a solid grasp of atomic structure, bonding and the mole concept early, since these underpin almost every other topic, then move on to the more calculation-heavy quantitative and organic chemistry content.

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Naming Organic Compounds

An organic compound contains carbon.

Most names are built from two parts:

a prefix for chain length
an ending for the compound family

Naming organic compounds Lesson

IGCSE
Chemistry
Naming organic compounds

Step-by-step lessons covering CIE IGCSE Chemistry Naming organic compounds for Core and Extended tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1 and Paper 3 (Core) or Paper 2 and Paper 4 (Extended), plus Paper 5 or Paper 6 format. Build a solid grasp of atomic structure, bonding and the mole concept early, since these underpin almost every other topic, then move on to the more calculation-heavy quantitative and organic chemistry content.