Alkanes/Alkenes

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GCSE Extension Chemistry Mind Map on Alkanes/Alkenes, created by livmills97 on 05/04/2014.
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Alkanes/Alkenes
  1. Alkanes
    1. Contain only single bonds.
      1. All end in 'ane'.
        1. Flammable
          1. Can be used as fuel
            1. General formula - CNH2N+2
              1. Number of Hydrogen atoms = 2x the number of Carbon atoms + 2
                1. Methane = CH4
                  1. Ethane = C2H6
                    1. Propane = C3H8
                      1. Butane = C4H10
                2. Alkenes
                  1. General formula - CNH2N
                    1. A family of compounds that all have the same feature but have different numbers of carbon atoms is called a homologous series.
                      1. Alkenes all contain a double bond.
                        1. All end in 'ene'.
                          1. Flammable
                            1. Can be used as fuel
                              1. Number of Hydrogen atoms = 2x the number of Carbon atoms
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