1 / 3

They are insoluble in water. They will carry out combustion. They have poor chemical reactivity .

Alkanes. The Alkanes are the simplest hydrocarbons. Most Alkanes come from crude oil. The formula for an Alkane is C n H 2n+2. They are insoluble in water. They will carry out combustion. They have poor chemical reactivity . They are described as saturated. Alkenes.

naoko
Download Presentation

They are insoluble in water. They will carry out combustion. They have poor chemical reactivity .

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Alkanes The Alkanes are the simplest hydrocarbons. Most Alkanes come from crude oil. The formula for an Alkane is CnH2n+2. • They are insoluble in water. • They will carry out combustion. • They have poor chemical reactivity. • They are described as saturated.

  2. Alkenes Alkenes are hydrocarbonsthat contain a single double bond. Alkenes will de-colourise bromine water. The formula for Alkenes is CnH2n. • Alkenes are more reactive than Alkanes - their double bond can be broken. • Alkenes are described as unsaturated. • They will combust. • They are insoluble in water.

  3. Cracking Crude oil doesn’t contain enough small molecules used for fuels, so cracking is a process used to break down large molecules into smaller ones. • Cracking needs: • High temperature. • High pressure. • A catalyst - To help speed up the chemical reaction.

More Related