Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Classify the following carbon compounds into two homologous series and name them.
C3H4, C3H6, C4H6, C4H8, C5H8, C5H10
Advertisements
Solution
The given carbon compounds can be classified into the following two homologous series:-
a) Alkenes:- Propene C3H6, Butene C4H8, Pentene C5H10
b) Alkynes:- Propyne C3H4, Butyne C4H6, Pentyne C5H8
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
What is the next higher homologue of methanol (CH3OH)?
Succeeding members of a homologous series differ by ______.
Write the name and formula of the fourth member of the following homologous series:
Alkyne
What is the difference in the molecular formula of any two adjacent homologues:
(i) In terms of molecular mass
(ii) In terms of number and kind of atoms per molecule?
The general formula of Alkane is _________________
The unsaturated hydrocarbons containing a carbon-carbon double bond are called _______.
Complete the following table for homologous series of Alkenes.
| Name | Molecular formula | Condensed structural formula | Number of carbon atom | Number of -CH2- units | Boiling point °C |
| Ethene | C2H4 | CH2 = CH2 | 2 | 0 | -102 |
| Propene | C3H6 | CH3–CH = CH2 | 3 | 1 | -48 |
| 1-Butene | C4H8 | CH3–CH2–CH = CH2 | ______ | ______ | -6.5 |
| 1-Pentene | C5H10 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH = CH2 | ______ | ______ | 30 |
Which of the following does not belong to the same homologous series?
Name the following organic compound:
The first homologue whose general formula is CnH2n.
Write the chemical formula of two consecutive homologous of organic compounds having functional group - OH.
What happens to the (i) boiling point and (ii) solubility of organic compounds of a homologous series as the molecular mass increases?
