EQ: What are the changes that have occurred in the last 50 years due to the

increased use of carbon-based products? Do the benefits outweigh the

environmental risks?
FQ: What are Hydrocarbons?
LT: I will be able to differentiate the family of hydrocarbons by using the
structural formula

Mini Lesson

Common Characteristics of Organic Compounds

● Organic compounds are generally nonpolar
● Because they are nonpolar, they are soluble in nonpolar solvents
● Organic compounds are nonelectrolytes
● They have low melting points.
● Reactions are generally slower than inorganic reactions.
● Reactions have high activation energy
Hydrocarbons: ​are organic compounds that contains only carbon and hydrogen
atoms
Family of Hydrocarbons
Alkane general formula C​n​H​2n + 2
Alkene general formula C​n​H​2n
Alkyne general formula C​n​H​2n-2

1. Alkanes are​ saturated​ hydrocarbon with general formula C​n​H​2n+2

•The first member of alkane is methane
•All the carbon atoms are connected with single bond
•The name of alkane ends with -ane
•Branching start with four carbon compound

2 Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons with general formula C​n​H​2n

•Alkenes has at least one double bond between two carbon atoms.
•The name of alkenes ends with -ene
•The first member of alkene is Ethene

3. Alkyne are unsaturated hydrocarbon with general formula C​n​H​2n-2

•The first member of alkyne is ethyne
•Alkyne has at least one triple bond between two atoms in a compound
•The name of alkyne end with -yne
No of carbon atom Prefix

1 Meth

2 Eth

3 Prop

4 Pent

5 But

6 Hex

7 Hept

8 oct

9 Non

10 Dec