Hydrocarbons

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    • Organic chemistry

      Chemistry of compounds containing carbon
    • Carbon
      • Useful for making large compounds
      • Can form four strong bonds
      • Most commonly bonded to other carbon atoms or hydrogen atoms
    • Hydrocarbons
      Compounds formed from carbon and hydrogen only
    • Hydrocarbons
      • Butane
      • Butanol
    • First four alkanes
      • Methane
      • Ethane
      • Propane
      • Butane
    • Homologous series
      • Groups of organic compounds with similar properties and reactions
      • Can be described by a general formula
    • Octane has 8 carbon atoms
    • Alkanes are saturated compounds with only single covalent bonds</b>
    • Changing an alkane to an alkene involves a double bond and loss of hydrogen
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