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Try to draw the structual formula for propanoic acid.

Important Questions on Organic Chemistry

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 1
Describe the bonding in ethane. A drawing will help!
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 2
Why are alkanes such as methane and butane used as fuels? See if you can give atleast two reasons.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 3
Butane burns in a similar way to methane. See if you write a balanced equation for its combustion. 
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 4

a. The reaction of chlorine with methane is called a substitution reaction. Why?

b. What special condition is needed for this reaction?

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 5

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.

 

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 2

What makes alkenes react so differently from alkanes?

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 3

Ethene can ploymerise. What does that mean?

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 5

How would you turn propene into propane?