Chapter 19 Hydrocarbons

• Organic Compounds

  • Covalent compounds that contain atoms of the element carbon and other elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and chlorine
• Homologous Series


  • group of compounds
  • same functional group (atom or a certain group of atoms)
  • same general formula
  • gradual changes in physical properties
  • Suffix shows which homologous series
  • ane - alkane
  • ene - alkene
  • ol - alcohol
  • oic acid - carboxylic acid
• Hydrocarbons

  • Compounds made up of only carbon and hydrogen atoms
  • E.g. Alkanes and Alkenes
  • Prefix shows number of carbon atoms in the compound
  • Meth - 1
  • Eth - 2
  • Prop - 3
  • But - 4
  • Pent - 5
  • Hex - 6