hydrocarbons - alkanes

Question 1

what are the different types of carbon compounds?

Answer 1

• alkanes
• alkenes
• cycloalkanes
• alcohols

Question 2

what is a hydrocarbon?

Answer 2

a compound containing only carbon and hydrogen

Question 3

what is the type of bonding present in hydrocarbons?

Answer 3

covalent

Question 4

what is the simplest family of hydrocarbons called?

Answer 4

alkanes

Question 5

what alkane is a gas at room temperature?

Answer 5

methane

Question 6

what are uses of methane gas?

Answer 6

• cooking
• heating

Question 7

how many carbons does meth have?

Answer 7

1

Question 8

how many carbons does hept have?

Answer 8

7

Question 9

how many carbons does eth have?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

how many carbons does pent have?

Answer 10

5

Question 11

how many carbons does prop have?

Answer 11

3

Question 12

how many carbons does but have?

Answer 12

4

Question 13

how many carbons does oct have?

Answer 13

8

Question 14

how many carbons does hex have?

Answer 14

6

Question 15

what is the general formula for alkanes?

Answer 15

C n H 2n+2

Question 16

what is a homologus series?

Answer 16

a family of hydrocarbons with similar chemical properties and the same general formula

Question 17

what are alkanes mainly uses as?

Answer 17

fules

Question 18

what is the relationship between the number of carbons in an alkane and its boiling point?

Answer 18

as the number of crabons increase, the boiling point increases /
increased number of carbon in molecule = increased number of bonds between molecules