Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by Tabetha on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 6:52pm.

1C2H6+2O2 yields 3H2O + 2CO2 would this be the hydrocarbon butene? If I did this wrong, how would you correctly identify this hydrocarbon? Thanks for your help.

Chemistry - bobpursley, Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 7:05pm
It is C2H6, ethane.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethane

Memorize the alkanes thru octane. Then -enes, and -ynes are easy

http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/genobc/Chapter_11/
click on the left on alkanes.

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