c7 - organic chemistry Flashcards
1
Q
what are hydrcarbons
A
made up of only hydrogen and carbon atoms only
2
Q
what is crude oil
A
the remains of an ancient biomass consisting of mainly plankton buried in mud
a mixture of a very large number of compounds
3
Q
alkanes
A
simplest type of hydrocarbon
have the general formula
CnH2n+2
4
Q
what are the first four members of the alkanes
A
methane - CH4
ethane - C2H6
propane - C3H6
butane - C4H10
5
Q
what is fractional distillation used for
A
to seperate hydrocarbons that are in crude oil into fractions
