1. Hydrocarbons Structure1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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2. Give the name beginning of the hydrocarbons with 1 to 8 carbons
answer
DON’T NEED TO MEMORISE!!
LOOK IN THE DATA BOOK!!!!
1 = meth 5 = pent
2 = eth 6 = hex
3 = prop 7 = hept
4 = but 8 = oct
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3. What are SATURATED hydrocarbons?2
What are SATURATED hydrocarbons?
answer
Hydrocarbons where all the carbon to carbon bonds are SINGLE covalent bonds
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4. What are UNSATURATED hydrocarbons?3
What are UNSATURATED hydrocarbons?
answer
Hydrocarbons where there is at least one carbon to carbon DOUBLE covalent bond
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5. Which homologous series has single C-C bonds?4
Which homologous series has single C-C bonds?
answer
ALKANES
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6. Which homologous series has C=C bonds?5
Which homologous series has C=C bonds?
answer
ALKENES
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7. What type of bonding exists in ALKANES?6
What type of bonding exists in ALKANES?
answer
Saturated (C-C)
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8. What type of bonding exists in ALKENES?7
What type of bonding exists in ALKENES?
answer
Unsaturated (C=C)
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9. What is the GENERAL FORMULA for the ALKANES?8
What is the GENERAL FORMULA for the ALKANES?
answer
Cn H2n+2
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10. 9
What are the Alkanes ?
answer
A homologous series of saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula Cn H2n+2
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11. Cn H2n Must contain C=C What are the Alkenes?10
What are the Alkenes?
answer
A homologous series of unsaturated hydrocarbons with the general formula
Cn H2n
Must contain C=C
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12. What is the GENERAL FORMULA for the ALKENES?11
What is the GENERAL FORMULA for the ALKENES?
answer
Cn H2n
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13. Is this hydrocarbon saturated or unsaturated?12
Is this hydrocarbon saturated or unsaturated?
answer
CH2 CH2
Unsaturated
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14. Is this hydrocarbon saturated or unsaturated?13
Is this hydrocarbon saturated or unsaturated?
answer
CH3 CH3
Saturated
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15. Is this hydrocarbon saturated or unsaturated?14
Is this hydrocarbon saturated or unsaturated?
answer
CH3 CH3
Saturated
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16. 15
Name this hydrocrbon?
answer C H
Propane
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17. 16
Name this hydrocarbon?
answer C H
Butene
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