| A | B |
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| diamond | the hardest mineral -- forms deep within Earth |
| graphite | another form of the element carbon -- each carbon atom is bonded tightly to three other carbon atoms in flat layers |
| fullerene | a form of the element carbon that consists of carbon atoms arranged in a repeating pattern |
| organic compound | compound that contains carbon |
| molecular formula | includes the chemical symbols of the elements in each molecule of a compound, as well as the number of atoms in each element |
| subscripts | written lower and smaller than the letter symbols of the elements |
| structural formula | shows the kind, number, and arrangement of atoms in a molecule |
| isomers | compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures |
| saturated hydrocarbons | hydrocarbon in which all the bonds between arbon atoms are single bonds |
| unsaturated hydrocarbons | hydrocarbon in which one or more of the bonds between carbon atoms is double or triple |
| substituted hydrocarbon | hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by atoms of other elements |
| hydroxyl group | an -OH group, found in alcohols |
| alcohol | a substituted hydrocarbon that contains one or more hydroxyl groups |
| organic acid | substituded hydrocarbon with one or more of the -COOH group of atoms |
| carboxyl group | A -COOH group, found in organic acids |
| ester | an orgranic compound made by chemically combining an alcohol and an organic acid |
| polymer | a large molecule in the form of a chain in which many smaller molecules are bonded together |
| monomer | one molecule that makes up the links in a polymer chain |
| synthetic | a material that is not formed naturally but is manufactured |
