Lesson 1: Start of helll
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
What is an alkane???
1) Belong to the homologous series of saturated hydrocarbons
- Contain only single covalent bonds between atoms in molecules
- Contain only hydrogen and carbon atoms
2) Name ends with –ane
3) Can be represented by the general molecular formula CnH2n+2, n is more than or equal to 1
A saturated compound contains only single covalent bonds between atoms in the molecules.
Structural formulas of the first five alkanes:
Methane: CH4


Ethane: C2H6
Butane: C4H10
Pentane: C5H12
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