Saleha Pervez and Shikha Goel Solutions for Chapter: General Organic Chemistry, Exercise 2: CHECK POINT 02

Write the structural formula of propane $\left({\mathrm{C}}_3{\mathrm{H}}_8\right)$.

Write the name and structure of alkane, alkene and alkyne each having three carbon atoms. 

Write the molecular formula and IUPAC name of the member of a homologous series of a hydrocarbon having the general formula as ${\mathrm{C}}_{\mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{H}}_{2\mathrm{n}-2}$, for the n value 4.

Write the molecular formula and IUPAC name of the member of a homologous series of a hydrocarbon having the general formula as ${\mathrm{C}}_{\mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{H}}_{2\mathrm{n}-2}$, for the n value 5.

Write the molecular formula and IUPAC name of the member of a homologous series of a hydrocarbon having the general formula as ${\mathrm{C}}_{\mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{H}}_{2\mathrm{n}-2}$, for the n value 6.

Do the compounds of alkane series show substitution reaction? Give examples to justify your answer.

Which of the following compounds belong to same homologous series ${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_6\mathrm{O}$, ${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_6{\mathrm{O}}_2$, ${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_6$, ${\mathrm{CH}}_4\mathrm{O}$?