Question

A)Which of the following compounds give substitution reactions and why?
i)C4H8
ii)C4H10
iii)C5H10
iv)C5H12
B)Which hydrocarbons burn with
i)non-sooty blue flame?
ii)sooty yellow flame?
C)What happens when methane reacts with chlorine?

Answer 1

a).most of the saturated hydrocarbons are unreactive but they react in the presence of sunlight.
b) 1. saturated
2. unsaturated
c). substitution reaction