Organic Chemistry

Question 0

What are hydrocarbons?

Answer 0

Compounds consisting of only hydrogen and carbon bonded together covenantly

Question 1

What is organic Chemistry?

Answer 1

The study of carbon compounds

Question 2

Give an example of a hydrocarbon

Answer 2

Methane

Question 3

Draw the hydrocarbon of methane

Answer 3

H
H - C - H
H

(C1 H4)

Question 4

What are hydrocarbons used for?

Answer 4

Fuels

Question 5

Give an example of hydrocarbon fuels

Answer 5

Fossil fuels, Crude oil, natural gas and coal

Question 6

How were Hydrocarbons formed?

Answer 6

From dead plants and animals 200 million years ago

Question 7

What are Aliphatic Carbons?

Answer 7

Straight, branched chains of carbon atoms, or rings of carbon atoms. Excluding the benzene ring

Question 8

Draw Butane

Answer 8

H H H H
H - C - C - C - C - H
H H H H

(C4 H10)

Question 9

Aromatic carbons contain a…..?

Answer 9

Benzene ring

Question 10

A homologous is a group of compounds with?

Answer 10

Same general formula, sucssesive members differing by CH2 and similar properties

Question 11

Alkanes are aliphatic. Explain what is meant by this.

Answer 11

Straight chains

Question 12

Alkanes all end in ANE. Name all the alkanes and list the number of carbons they have.

Answer 12

1-Methane
2-Ethane
3-Propane
4-Butane
5-Pentane
6-Hexane

Question 13

Draw Pentane

Answer 13

H H H H H
H - C - C - C - C - C - H
H H H H H

(C5 H12)

Question 14

Draw Ethane

Answer 14

H H
H - C - C - H
H H

(C2 H6)

Question 15

Draw Hexane

Answer 15

H H H H H H
H - C - C - C - C - C - C - H
H H H H H H

(C6 H14)

Question 16

Alkanes are said to be saturated because…?

Answer 16

They have only single carbon to carbon covelant bonds