Everyday Consumer Procucts Chemistry Flashcards
1
Q
General formula for alkanes
A
CnH2n+2
2
Q
General formula for alkenes
A
CnH2n
3
Q
General formula for cyclical lanes
A
CnH2n
4
Q
What happens to the melting and boiling point in carboxylic acids and alcohols
A
The mp and bp both increase due to the increasing strength in the intermolecular forces
5
Q
General formula for carboxylic acids is
A
CnH2n+1COOH
6
Q
What is a combustion reaction
A
When hydrocarbons and alcohols react with oxygen water and carbon dioxide is released