Naming Unbranched Hydrocarbons:

Question 1

What are hydrocarbons?

Answer 1

= covalent compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon elements

Question 2

What are saturated hydrocarbons?

Answer 2

= single covalent bonds between the carbon atoms

Question 3

What are unsaturated hydrocarbons?

Answer 3

= double or triple covalent bonds between the carbon atoms

Question 4

Do alkanes have a functional group?

Answer 4

= no
= still homologous series

Question 5

How do we name these ubranched hydrocarbons?

Answer 5

= prefix (first part) tells us number of hydrocarbons
= the ending shows the functional group

Question 6

How do we do this if the positions of the double bond is different?

Answer 6

= number carbon atoms
= make sure it the lowest number we can possibly have- place in the middle