Chemistry
Write:
(a) molecular formula
(b) electron dot formula and
(c) structural formula of ethene (ethylene).
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Under what conditions does ethane get converted to:
(a) ethyl alcohol
(b) acetaldehyde
(c) acetic acid
Using appropriate catalysts, ethane can be oxidised to an alcohol, an aldehyde and an acid. Name the alcohol, aldehyde and acid formed when ethane is oxidised.
The molecules of alkene family are represented by a general formula CnH2n.
Answer the following:
(a) What do n and 2n signify?
(b) What is the name of alkene when n=4?
(c) What is the molecular formula of alkene when n=4?
(d) What is the molecular formula of the alkene if there are ten H atoms in it?
(e) What is the structural formula of the third member of the alkene family?
(f) Write the molecular formula of lower and higher homologous of an alkene which contains four carbon atoms.
Distinguish between the saturated hydrocarbon ethane and the unsaturated hydrocarbon ethene by drawing their structural formulae.