Alkanes Flashcards
1
Q
What is the acronym to remember the order of alkanes
A
Mice Eat Peanut Butter
Pentane like pentagon 5 carbons
Methane Ethane Propane Butane Pentane
2
Q
What is the general formula for the alkane homologous series
A
CnH2n+2
It is saturated
3
Q
What is a homologous series
A
A group of compounds that can all be represented by the same general formulae
4
Q
Complete combustion lf alkanes
A
Plenty of oxygen harmless
Alkane + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water
Releases lots of energy
Clean blue flame
5
Q
Incomplete combustion of alkanes
A
Not enough oxygen
Harmful
Alkane + oxygen = carbon + carbon monoxide + carbon dioxide + water
Less energy
Smoky yellow flame
6
Q
Halogens and alkanes
A
Makes haloalkanes
Needs ultraviolet light
Hydrogen atom substituted by chlorine or bromine
Substitution reaction
