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Hydrocarbons. Organic Compounds. Contain the element carbon, and usually hydrogen. “Hydrocarbons”. Carbon. Carbon has 4 electrons available for sharing. Can form single, double, triple bonds. Can never form more than four bonds. Prefixes. Alkanes.
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Organic Compounds • Contain the element carbon, and usually hydrogen. • “Hydrocarbons”
Carbon • Carbon has 4 electrons available for sharing. • Can form single, double, triple bonds. • Can never form more than four bonds.
Alkanes • Hydrocarbons that have only single covalent bonds. • Simplest is CH4 (methane) • Carbons can also bond to carbons in alkanes. • Names always end in –ane.
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Alkenes • Have at least one double bond. • Simplest is C2H4 (ethene) • End in -ene
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Alkynes • Have at least one triple bond. • End in -yne
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Alcohols • Organic compounds made of oxygen as well as carbon and hydrogen. • Hydroxyl groups (-OH) • End in –ol
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