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Naming Organic Compounds

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

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /Naming organic compounds

Step-by-step lessons on CIE IGCSE Chemistry Naming organic compounds. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. 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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