Hydrocarbon flashcards

Question	Answer
What feature does an alkene have which means it can be identified as an alkene?	A carbon to carbon double bond
What is the first cycloalkane?	Cyclopropane
What is the definition of a homologous series?	A family of hydrocarbons with the same general formula, similar chemical properties and a trend in their physical properties
What happens in an addition reaction?	The double bond breaks, allowing the reactant to attach which makes a new product
What's an unsaturated hydrocarbon?	A hydrocarbon which contains at least one carbon to carbon double bond.
What's a saturated hydrocarbon?	A hydrocarbon which only contains carbon to carbon single bonds
What can alkanes be used for?	Gases/fuel Lubricants Paraffin - candles
What is cracking?	An industrial method for producing short chain alkanes and alkenes

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	Created by Grace Bovaird almost 11 years ago