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Properties
- CnH2n
- change gradually through group
- Subtopic 2
-
unsaturated
- one or more double carbon bond
- C=C
- makes them reactive
- burn well
-
reactive in other ways
-
add bromine water
-
alkenes
- decolourise solution
-
alkAnes
- not reactive
- distinguishes alkenes / alkanes
- ethene
- colourless gas
- bromine
- brown liquid
- 1,2-dibromoethane
- colourless liquid
- ADDITION REACTION
-
combustion
-
O2
- CO2 + H2O
-
Low O2
- CO
- incomplete combustion
-
uses
-
make polymers
- ADDITION reactions
- polythene
-
shape
- equilateral triangle
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Group
-
Formation
- Cracking Process
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Addition Reactions
- bromine
-
hydrogen
- catalyst needed
- makes alkane
- ethene + hydrogen ---> ethane
-
make margarine
-
vegetable oil
- unsaturated C=C
- add H
- saturated
- harder