UNIT 1 TOPIC 7

Question 1

What is a hydrocarbon?

Answer 1

compound only containing carbon and hydrogen

Question 2

What is an alkane?

Answer 2

only contain single bonds
general formula of CnH2n+2

Question 3

What is an alkene?

Answer 3

contains one or more double bond
general formula of CnH2n

Question 4

What is an alkyne?

Answer 4

contains one or more triple bond
general formula of CnH2n-2

Question 5

What is a haloalkane?

Answer 5

alkane with an element from the halogen group (17)
general formula of CnH2n+1X

Question 6

What are properties of haloalkanes?

Answer 6

higher boiling points and are more reactive

Question 7

What are alcohols?

Answer 7

ability to dissolve in water when added
hydroxyl -OH
use suffix -ol

Question 8

What is carboxylic acid?

Answer 8

function group -COOH (-COH =O)
suffix -oic acid
weak but high melting and boiling points