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Organic Chemistry: Alkanes

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Total cards: 2•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What is the general formula for alkanes?

Back (Answer)

CnH2n+2

#2
Front (Question)

What are the properties of alkanes? (5)

Back (Answer)

• Each carbon atom in an alkene has four covalent single bonds • this makes them quite unreactive, except in terms of burning • Colourless • Carbon chain gets longer, boiling points increase • Molecules contain only single bonds between carbon atoms in the chain