carbon
1. What are the chemical symbols for the following elements?
hydrogen
2. Carbon can form two types of bonds when combining with hydrogen. Complete the table below.
Structural formula
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Chemical formula
Family
General formula
Carbon to
carbon single
bonds.
Use two carbon
atoms and six
hydrogen atoms.
Carbon to
carbon double
bonds.
Use two carbon
atoms and four
hydrogen atoms.
3. Complete the table for the alkane family.
4. Complete the table for the alkene family.
Alkanes
Alkenes
Name
Chemical
formula
Structural formula
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Name
methane
ethene
propane
pentene
4. Explain why there is no alkene called methene.
Chemical
formula
Structural formula
(fully displayed)