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Question
Complete the following table which relates to the homologous series of hydrocarbons.
| General formula | IUPAC name of the homologous series | Characteristic bond type | IUPAC name of the first member of the series |
| CnH2n−2 | (A) ______ | (B) ______ | (C) ______ |
| CnH2n+2 | (B) ______ | (E) ______ | (F) ______ |
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Solution
| General formulaе | IUPAC name of the homologous series | Characteristic bond type | IUPAC name of the first member of the series |
| CnH2n−2 | (A) Alkyne | (B) Carbon-carbon triple bond | (C) Ethyne |
| CnH2n+2 | (B) Alkyl group | (E) Carbon-carbon single bond | (F) Methyl group |
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| General formula | CnH2n | CnH2n-2 | CnH2n+2 |
| IUPAC name of the homologus series | |||
| Characteristic bond type | Single bonds | ||
| IUPAC name of the first member of the series | |||
| Type of reaction with chlorine | Addition |
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| 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 |
Complete the following chart by using examples given in brackets.
(isobutylene, cyclohexane, propane, cyclohexene, cyclopentane, benzene, propyne, isobutane, propene)
| Straight chain hydrocarbons | Branched chain hydrocarbons | Cyclic hydrocarbons |
