alkanes

• what are the alkanes(what does Monkey Eat Peeled Bananas stand for?)

  methane, ethane, propane, butane
• what is methane formula

  CH4
• what is ethane formula

  C2H6
• what is butane formula

  C4H10
• what is prophane formula?

  C3H8
• as you go down the homologous series the carbon increase by 1 and hydrogen by 2 in the formula
• alkanes

  • all part of homologous series
  • each time increase by CH2
  • react in similar ways
• physical properties

  • as chain length gets longer boiling points increase due to strong intermolecular forces
• what is the homologous series?

  "family" of organic compounds with similar properties and common trends.
• what is alkanes?

  type of homologous series
• compounds in a homolgous series have similar chemical properties, meaning they have similar reactions.