Unit 5 Applied science level 3 BTEC Chemistry Questions and Answers 100% Correct

Unit 5 Applied science level 3 BTEC Chemistry
Questions and Answers 100% Correct

what is the general equation for an alkane? Cn2H2n+2




what is the general equation for an alkene? Cn2H2n




what is the general equation for an alkyne? Cn2H2n-2




what is the name given to a compound with one carbon chain meth




what is the name given to a compound with two carbon chain eth




what is the name given to a compound with three carbon chain prop




what is the name given to a compound with four carbon chain but

, what is the name given to a compound with five carbon chain pent




what is the name given to a compound with six carbon chain hex




What is an isomer? compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural

formulas




What is chain isomerism? When the hydrocarbon chain is arranged differently (such as

branching).




what is a positional isomer? that have the same carbon skeleton and the same functional

groups but differ from each other in the location of the functional groups on or in the carbon

chain.




what is a functional group isomer? isomers that have the same molecular formula (that

is, the same number of atoms of the same elements), but the atoms are connected in different

ways so that the groupings are dissimilar