Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes

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Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes

• By Rachel Woolaver

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What makes something an alkane?

• It is a hydrocarbon that contains what kind of
  bonds?
• Only single bonds
• Are they saturated or unsaturated?
• They are saturated.
• Because they have the largest number of hydrogen
  atoms per carbon atom

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What makes something an alkene?

• It is a hydrocarbon that contains what kind of
  bond?
• A double bond
• Saturated or unsaturated?
• Unsaturated

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What makes something an alkyne?

• It is a hydrocarbon that contains what kind of
  bond?
• A triple bond
• Saturated or unsaturated?
• Unsaturated

acetylene
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What are the prefixes?

• meth-
• eth-
• prop-
• but-
• pent-

• One Carbon
• Two Carbons
• Three Carbons
• Four
• Five

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What are the prefixes?

• Six
• Seven
• Eight
• Nine
• Ten

hex- hept- oct- non- dec-
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Alkane, Alkene, or Alkyne?

• C2H6
• Alkane
• C3H4
• Alkyne

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Alkane, Alkene, or Alkyne?

• CH3 CH2 CH2CH2 CH3
• Alkane
• CH2 CHCHCH2
• Alkene

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Alkane, Alkene, or Alkyne?

• C6H6
• Alkene
• CH3CCCH3
• Alkyne

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Alkane, Alkene, or Alkyne?

• C7H16
• Alkane
• (CH3)2CHCHCH2
• Alkene

CH3CHCHCH2
3-methyl-1-butene
CH3