Comparing properties of Alkanes and Alkenes

Similarities:
Properties Alkanes & Alkenes
Solubility in water No
Solubility in organic
solvent
Yes
Conductivity No
Boiling and melting
point
ow
!olecular formula
"ac# member of #omologous differs from
t#e ne$t%successive member by a unit
&C'(&
!olecular mass
"ac# member of #omologous differs from
t#e ne$t%successive member of )* unit
+ifferences:
Properties Alkanes Alkenes
,eaction wit# o$ygen-
.
(
gas
/t burned wit# less
sooty yellow flame
/t burned wit# a
more sooty yellow
flame
,eaction wit# bromine-
Br
(
water
0#e reddis#1brown
colour of bromine
water remains
unc#anged
0#e reddis#1
brown colour of
bromine water
decolourised
,eaction wit# acidified
potassium
manganate23//4-
5!n.
*
solution
0#e purple colour of
acidified potassium
manganate23//4
solutions remained
unc#anged
0#e purple colour
of acidified
potassium
manganate23//4
solutions was
decolourised
)
"SSAY6
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Solutions: i: Procedure
ii: .bservations
iii: /nference
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Sample answer
Aim: 0o investigate t#e li>uid in bottle A and B
B A
0est tube A 0est tube B
+ropper
0est tube
(
Procedure6
): 0#e apparatus s#own above is prepared:
(: (1? cm
@
bromine water is measured wit# measuring
cylinder ?ml and poured into a test tube:
@: A few drops of li>uid from bottle A is put%added wit#
dropper into t#e test tube- and s#ake:
*: .bsevation is recorded:
?: 0#e e$periments is repeated by replace t#e li>uid from
bottle A wit# bottle B:
.bservation:
0est 0ube .bservation /nference
i>uid
in bottle A
0#e reddis#1brown
colour of bromine water
remains unc#anged
Contains alkane
i>uid
in bottle B
0#e reddis#1brown
colour of bromine water
decolourised
Contains alkene

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