What is a Hydrocarbon?

• Why is carbon considered a useful element in chemistry?

  It can form four strong bonds
• What are hydrocarbons defined as?

  Compounds formed from carbon and hydrogen only
• Why is butanol not classified as a hydrocarbon?

  It contains an oxygen atom
• What is the simplest type of hydrocarbons?

  Alkanes
• What is a homologous series in organic chemistry?

  • A group of organic compounds
  • Similar properties and reactions
  • Consistent structural differences
• What is the general formula for alkanes?

  CnH2n+2
• What does it mean for alkanes to be saturated compounds?

  Every carbon has four single covalent bonds
• What will be covered in the next video about alkanes?

  • Properties of alkanes
  • Writing equations for their combustion