Alkanes

Question 1

What are alkanes?

Answer 1

Alkanes are type of hydrocarbon, which is an organic molecule made up of only hydrogen and carbon atoms

Question 2

Saturated

Answer 2

Compounds which contain only single bonds. They have maximum number of hydrogen for a given number of carbons.

Question 3

Hydrocarbon

Answer 3

Compound which are made up of only carbon and hydrogen

Question 4

Cycloalkankes

Answer 4

A special type of alkanes which is still saturated but has the general formula CnH2n

Question 5

Alkanes reactivity

Answer 5

Alkanes are relatively unreactive because C-C and C-H bonds are very strong and have very low polarities. However alkanes can still be involved in some

Question 6

What’s the difference between structural isomers and stereoisomers

Answer 6

Structural isomers have same molecular formula but different structural arrangements of their atoms. Stereoisomers have same molecular formula and structural arrangement of atoms, but differ in the spatial arrangement of their atoms