A | B |
a hydrocarbon contains | carbon and hydrogen only |
a saturated hydrocarbon | contains only single bonds |
an unsaturated hydrocarbon | a C=C double bond |
alkanes are ............... hydrocarbons | unsaturated |
alkanes are ........ hydrocarbons | saturated |
CH4 is | methane |
C2H6 is | ethane |
C3H8 is | propane |
C4H10 is | butane |
C2H4 is | ethene |
C3H6 is | propene |
C4H8 is | butene |
There are two different compounds with the molecular formula C4H8; they are described as | isomers |
the two isomers of C4H8 are | CH3.CH=CH.CH3 and CH3.CH2.CH=CH2 |
an alkene ........Br2(aq) | readily decolourises |
with Br2 and an alkene an ............. reaction occurs | electrophilic addition |
C2H4 + Br2 ---> | CH2Br.CH2Br |
CH2Br.CH2Br is called | 1,2 dibromoethane |
C2H4 + H2 ---> | C2H6 |
C2H4 + H2 --->C2H6 needs Ni; it's a | catalyst |
C2H4 + HBr ---> | CH3.CH2Br |
CH3.CH2Br called | bromoethane |
C2H4 + Cl2 ---> | CH2Cl.CH2Cl |
CH2Cl.CH2Cl called | 1,2 dichlorethane |
CH3.CH=CH2 + HBr ---> | CH3.CHBr.CH3 |
When a reactant like HBr is added to unsymmetrical alkene the (-) part of the reactant | bonds to the C with less H |
CH3.CH2.CH=CH2 + HBr ---> | CH3.CH2.CHBr.CH3 |
CH3.CH2.CHBr.CH3 called | 2-bromobutane |
CH2=ch2 + potassium manganate-VII (purple) | turns purple to colourless |
all hydrocarbons burn in air and form | CO2 & H2O |
CH4 + Cl2 --> CH3Cl + ...... | HCl |
CH4 + Cl2 --> CH3Cl + HCl is a .... reaction | substitution reaction |
CH4 + Cl2 --> CH3Cl + HCl conditions | bright sunlight or ultra violet |
CH4 + Cl2 --> CH3Cl + HCl mechanism involves | free radicals |
CH4& Cl2 first stage of mechanism is | Cl-Cl ---> 2Cl* |
Cl-Cl ---> 2Cl* called ......stage | initiation |
CH4 + Cl* --> | CH3* + HCl |
CH4 + Cl* --> CH3* + HCl called .........stage | propagation |
CH3* + Cl* --> CH3Cl called ......stage | termination |
CH3Cl called... | chlormethane |
CH4 + Br2 --> | CH3Br + HBr |
CH3.CH2.CH3 + Br2 --> | CH3.CH2.CH2Br + HBr |
CH3.CH2.CH2Br called | 1-bromopropane |
C3H8 used as a | camping gas |
C3H8 needs to be stored in | pressurised containers |
C8H18 present in | petrol |
advantage of C8H18 over C3H8 | does not need a pressurised container for storage |
The alkane with 20 C atoms ; molecular formula is | C20H42 |
Alkene with 16 C atoms - molecular formula is | C16H32 |
General formula for alkanes is | CnH2n+2 |
General formula for alkenes is | CnH2n |