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Hydrocarbon
Naming and Formula Writing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 2 Groups of Hydrocarbon | saturated and unsaturated |
| How many hydrocarbon chains are there? | 3 |
| What are the hydrocarbon chains? | alkane,alkene, and alkyne |
| Ane | single bond |
| Ene | double bond |
| Yne | triple bond |
| Alkane Formula | Cn H2n+2 |
| Alkene Formula | Cn H2n |
| Alkyne | Cn H2n-2 |
| C1 | meth |
| C2 | eth |
| C3 | prop |
| C4 | but |
| C5 | pent |
| C6 | hex |
| C7 | hept |
| C8 | oct |
| C9 | non |
| C10 | dec |
| CH3 | methyl |
| Ch2-Ch3 | ethyl |
| C2H5 | ethyl |
| What types of bonds are present in alkyne? | at least one triple carbon-carbon bond, some carbon-hydrogen bonds, and in most cases, other carbon-carbon bonds |
| Saturated Hydrocarbons | contains only single carbon-carbon bonds |
| Unsaturated Hydrocarbons | contains at least one double or triple carbon-carbon bond |