Question

Observe the table and answer the following.

Hydrocarbon butene pentyne ethyne methane propene butane hexane ethene

Molecular formula C4H8

C5H8

C2H2

CH4

C3H6

C4H10 C6H14 C2H4

i) Identify the saturated hydrocarbons in the given table.

ii) What is the general formula for alkynes ?

iii) What is the simplest alkene given in the table ?

iv) Identify the hydrocarbons in which double bond is present.​

Answer 1

c4h10 c6h14

cnh2n-2

ch4

c2h2