Chemical Reactions of the Alkanes

Draw the two types of bond in an alkane

Why are Alkenes fairly unreactive?

Alkanes can take part in an exothermic reaction. What is the name of this reaction?

Name the products when an alkane is burned in a plentiful supply of oxygen

Write out the word equation for the combustion of Ethane in a plentiful supply of Oxygen

Write out the symbol equation for when methane reacts with oxygen in a plentiful supply of oxygen.
Include State Symbols.

Name the 3 products that can be produced when an alkane is burned in a limited supply of oxygen

Why is carbon dioxide hard to detect and dangerous?

Write out a symbol equation for the reaction between Heptane and oxygen in a limited supply of O2.
(Include state symbols)

When an alkane reacts with a halogen, what provides the initial energy to start the reaction?

Reacting an alkane with a halogen is an example of what type of reaction?

Draw out the symbol equation for when methane is reacted with bromine.
(1 mark for correct equation)
(1 mark for correct state symbols)

What is the name of the mechanism for the bromination of alkanes?

What is the first step called in the mechanism for the bromination of alkanes?

The covalent bond in the bromine molecule is broken by what process?
Where do the electrons go?

What is the end product of the initiation stage?

Radicals don't have an electron pair, they just have one electron. What does this mean?

What is the second step in free radical substitution called?

Describe the first propagation step for the free radical substitution between bromine and methane

Write a symbol equation for it

Describe the second propagation step for the free radical substitution between bromine and methane

Write an equation for it

What is the third step of free radical substitution called?

What happens in the final step of free radical substitution

Give three examples of termination steps

Methane and Ethane have only one monosubstituted product. How many does monosubstituted isomers does pentane have?