Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Alkanes/Alkenes
- Alkanes
- Contain only single bonds.
- All end in 'ane'.
- Flammable
- Can be used as fuel
- General formula - CNH2N+2
- Number of Hydrogen atoms = 2x
the number of Carbon atoms + 2
- Methane = CH4
- Ethane = C2H6
- Propane = C3H8
- Butane = C4H10
- Alkenes
- General formula - CNH2N
- A family of compounds that all have the
same feature but have different numbers
of carbon atoms is called a homologous
series.
- Alkenes all contain a double bond.
- All end in 'ene'.
- Flammable
- Can be used as fuel
- Number of Hydrogen atoms = 2x
the number of Carbon atoms