C7 Flashcards
What is the homologous series
a group of organic compounds that react in similiar ways
what happens when orange bromine water is added to an alkene
turns colourless
what happens to longer chain hydrocarbons in the fractionating column
they condense back into liquids and drain out near the bottom
What happens to shorter chain hydrocarbons in the fractionating column
they condense and drain out near the top
what is the word equation for complete combustion
hydrocarbon+oxygen=carbon dioxide and water
what are the properties of longer chain hydrocarbons
higher melting and boiling points
less flammable
less viscous
what are the properties of shorter chain hydrocarbons
less viscous
lower melting and boiling points
more flammable
formula for methane
CH4
formula for ethane
C2H6
formula for propane
C3H8
formula for butane
C4H10
What is fractional distillation
used to seperate compounds in a crude oil
what is cracking
splitting up of long chain hydrocarbons
why is there such a large variety of products from fractional distillation
the carbon atoms bond to form different groups