Single bonds alkanes

Alkane (Section 2 1) Hydrocarbon in which all the bonds are single bonds Alkanes have the general formula C H2 +2 Alkene (Section 2 1) Hydrocarbon that contains a carbon-car bon double bond (C=C) also known by the older name olefin... 

Alkane (Section 2.1) Hydrocarbon in which all the bonds are single bonds. Alkanes have the general formula C H2 +2. 

Logically, more bonds between atoms should mean a greater force of attraction and increased carbon density. But doubly bonded alkenes are more reactive, not less reactive, than singly bonded alkanes or triply bonded acetylenic compounds. Further, how could the force associated with a polyvalent atom be divided a priori to react to the atoms encountered, sometimes dividing itself in half, other times by thirds To assume that valences act across empty space, free of atoms, some chemists noted, "is only possible on paper or in a model where there are lines or wires but not forces. "89... 

An alkane is a hydrocarbon that has only single bonds. Alkanes that do not contain rings have the formula C H2n + 2 An alkane in the shape of a ring is called a cycloalkane. Cycloalkanes have the formula CnH2n- An alkene is a compound that has at least one double bond. Straight-chain alkenes with one double bond have the same formula as cycloalkanes, Cj,H22,. 

Our discussion has centered around hydrocarbon molecules that consist of carbon atoms bonded to each other in long chains. These chains are called normal, straight, or unbranched. The chains may have only single bonds (alkanes), double bonds (alkenes), or triple bonds (alkynes). Hydrocarbons with only single bonds are called saturated hydrocarbons with double or triple bonds are called unsaturated. Not all hydrocarbons want to form straight chains. After all, who among us wants to be straight and serious all the time Some of us will always be comedians. In the world of hydrocarbon molecules, the comedians are the branched and cyclic molecules. 

Alkanes contain only single bonds. Alkanes have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible for their carbon backbone, so they are called saturated. Alkenes, alkynes, and aromatics are unsaturated because they have fewer hydrogen atoms.. 

Alkanes are hydrocarbons that contain only single bonds. Alkane names generally have the -ane suffix, and the first part of the name indicates the number of carbon atoms. Table 2-2 shows how the prefixes in the names correspond with the number of carbon atoms. 

Compounds containing only carbon—carbon single bonds (alkanes and others) are said to be saturated compounds because they contain the maximum number of hydrogen atoms that a given formula can possess. 

Alkanes are hydrocarbons containing only single bonds. Alkanes are also called saturated hydrocarbons because they are saturated (loaded to capacity) with hydrogen. TTie simplest alkane is methane, CH4, the main component of natural... 

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