| A | B |
| Meth- | One carbon |
| Eth- | Two carbons |
| Prop- | Three carbons |
| But- | Four carbons |
| Pent- | Five carbons |
| Hex- | Six carbons |
| Hept- | Seven carbons |
| Oct- | Eight carbons |
| Non- | Nine carbons |
| Dec- | Ten carbons |
| Di- | Two carbon chains of the same length |
| Tri- | Three carbon chains of the same length |
| Alkane | A hydrocarbon containing carbon and hydrgen and all single bonds |
| Saturated hydrocarbon | A carbon chain that has as many hydrogens as possible |
| Hydrocarbon | Molecule with only carbon and hydrogen atoms |
| Viscosity | Resistance to flow |
| Electron=dot formulas | A model to show the location of valence electrons |
| Structural formula | A model to show the location of all covalent bonds |
| Ionic bonds | The result of two oppositely charged ions attracting each other |
| Covalent bonds | The result of two atoms sharing valence electrons |