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Hydrocarbon
Hydrocarbon
Hydrocarbon
MUST Remember!
Hydrocarbons are organic compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen.
Saturated Hydrocarbon
Unsaturated Hydrocarbon
1. Ethanol ( C2H5OH ), ethanoic acid (CH3COOH), metal methanoate
(HCOOCH3), chloromethane (CH3Cl) and others are not hydrocarbons
because the molecule contains other elements such as chlorine or oxygen
other than carbon and hydrogen.
MUST Know!
Saturated Unsaturated
Hydrocarbon Hydrocarbon
Sources of Hydrocarbon:
a. Coal
b. Natural gas
c. Petroleum
Combustion of Hydrocarbon
All hydrocarbons undergo combustion with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide
(or carbon monoxide/carbon) and water. There are 2 types of combustion:
Example
Complete combustion
C H + 7/2 O → 2CO + 3H O
2 6 2 2 2
C H + 9/2 O → 3CO + 3H O
3 6 2 2 2
Incomplete combustion
C H + 5/2 O → 2CO + 3H O
2 6 2 2
C H + 3/2 O → 2C + 3H O
2 6 2 2
C H + 3O → 3CO + 3H O
3 6 2 2
C H + 3/2 O → 3C + 3H O
3 6 2 2
Note:
Homologous Series
1. A series of compounds with similar chemical properties, in which
members differ from one another by the possession of an additional
CH2 group, is called a homologous series.