Term | Definition | Example |
Homologous series | Members of the same series, or family having similar chemical properties. | alkanes |
Hydrocarbon | A hydrocarbon is a compound containing only hydrogen and carbon. | crude oil, methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane |
Saturated hydrocarbon | Molecules with a single bond throughout the whole structure | Any Alkanes (Methane) |
Unsaturated hydrocarbon | Molecule with a double/triple bond | Any Alkenes (Ethene) |
General formula | A mathematical formula to express the number of carbon and hydrogen atoms in a molecule | C nH2n+2 |
Isomerism | Molecules having the same formula, but are structured differently. | 2,2 Dimethylpropane |
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
3.1 I can explain the terms homologous series, hydrocarbon, saturated, unsaturated, general formula and isomerism
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3.1 homologous series has the same general formula, for saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons the bond you need to refer to is the carbon carbon bond
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