Hydrocarbons Flashcards by Ruby Leeson | Brainscape

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what is the formula for alkanes?

A

CnH2n+2

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What is an alkane?

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a subset of hydrocarbons with a suffix of ‘-ane’

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what are alkenes?

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another subset of hydrocarbons with the suffix ‘-ene’

they contain carbon to carbon double bonds

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What is the formula for alkenes?

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CnH2n

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what are cycloalkanes?

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a subset of hydrocarbons that are identified by the prefix ‘cyclo-‘
Although they have the same formula as alkenes they do not contain double bonds

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what is the formula for cycloalkanes?

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CnH2n

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