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Hydrocarbon
Naming and Formula Writing
Question | Answer |
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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 |