RoseMarie Gallagher and Paul Ingram Solutions for Chapter: Organic Chemistry, Exercise 5: Q
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Questions from RoseMarie Gallagher and Paul Ingram Solutions for Chapter: Organic Chemistry, Exercise 5: Q with Hints & Solutions
Describe the bonding in ethane. A drawing will help!

Why are alkanes such as methane and butane used as fuels? See if you can give atleast two reasons.

Butane burns in a similar way to methane. See if you write a balanced equation for its combustion.

a. The reaction of chlorine with methane is called a substitution reaction. Why?
b. What special condition is needed for this reaction?

Ethane reacts with chlorine, in a substitution reaction.
a. Draw the structural formula for each compound that can form, as the reaction proceeds. (Isomers too!)
b. Write the formula for each compound in a.

The compound has three isomers.
a. Draw the structures of these isomers.
b. Their boiling points are 9.5, 28, and 36 degree Celsius. Match these to your drawings, and explain your choice.
