15.1 The Homologous Group Of Alkanes Flashcards
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The majority of compounds found in a the mixture of hydrocarbons we call crude oil is
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Alkanes
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What is saturated hydrocarbon
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A compound of hydrogen and carbon only. The carbon-carbon bonds in it are all single covalent bonds resulting in the maximum number of hydrogen atoms in a molecule
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The carbon-carbon bonds are single covalent bonds
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The carbon atoms all display sp3 hybridisation