properties+and+systematic+naming+of+alkanes+and+alkenes+up+to+C6


 * //Properties and systematic naming of alkanes and alkenes up to C6// **


 * Videos**

Naming straight chain alkanes || media type="custom" key="23311060" Naming branched alkanes || media type="custom" key="23311104" Naming alkenes ||
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Testing for unsaturated hydrocarbons || media type="custom" key="23330172" Physical properties of alkanes || media type="custom" key="23330238" Combustion of alkanes ||
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Chemical reactions with alkenes ||
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 * Common Misconceptions:**
 * Long chain alkanes have high melting points because there are more C-H hydrogen bonds.
 * An alkene needs heat to react with a halogen.


 * Interesting Facts:**
 * The term 'organic chemistry' was introduced by Berzelius, who believed that these carbon compounds only occurred in living systems. But in 1828, Wohler disproved this by producing urea in the lab.
 * Carbon compounds make up over 90% of all chemical compounds.
 * Hydrocarbon molecules have strong covalent bonds and weaker dispersion forces. The C-H bonds are covalent.
 * Smaller molecules burn more easily than larger ones.
 * The double bond in an alkene is more reactive than a single bond and will react immediately with a halogen or hydrogen halide.


 * Resources:**
 * myTeachingPlace - Alkanes.
 * Tutorial on testing alkenes with bromine from TES.
 * Alkane and alkene worksheet from Creative Chemistry.