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alkanes
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Total cards: 7•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
what are alkanes
Back (Answer)
group of saturated polymers
#2
Front (Question)
what does it mean that they’re saturated
Back (Answer)
only have single carbon bonds
#3
Front (Question)
general formula
Back (Answer)
Cn H2n+2
#4
Front (Question)
name of the first 5
Back (Answer)
methane ethane propane butane pentane
#5
Front (Question)
describe the reactions of alkanes with halogens in the presence of ultraviolet radiation
Back (Answer)
in a substitution reaction, one atom is swapped with another . Alkanes undergo a substitution reaction with halogens in the presence of ultraviolet radiation
#6
Front (Question)
example of substitution with halogens of methane and bromine
Back (Answer)
methane + bromine —> bromomethane + hydrogen peroxide
#7
Front (Question)
conditions needed for reactions with ultraviolet radiation (2)
Back (Answer)
UV light is essential The reaction won’t happen in the dark