Chemistry·Organic chemistry · NSSCO 10.3
Alkanes
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Alkanes are the simplest hydrocarbons — the fuels that heat our homes and power our cars. Learn their general formula, why they're described as saturated and unreactive, how they burn (completely and incompletely), and their one reaction: substitution with chlorine.
What you'll learn in this lesson
By the end you should be able to (NSSCO Chemistry 10.3):
- Describe alkanes as saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₂
- Describe alkanes (exemplified by methane) as generally unreactive except in combustion (complete and incomplete, giving CO₂ and CO)
- Describe substitution reactions of alkanes with chlorine
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