Alkene Basics
What is the general formula for alkenes?
What is CₙH₂ₙ?
What suffix is used in the IUPAC naming of alkenes?
What is “-ene”?
What are structural isomers?
What are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural arrangements?
Are alkenes more or less reactive than alkanes?
What is more reactive?
Are alkenes typically gases or liquids at room temperature?
What is gases (for lower alkenes) and liquids (for higher alkenes)?
Alkenes are classified as what type of hydrocarbons?
What are unsaturated hydrocarbons?
In naming alkenes, how is the position of the double bond indicated?
What is by numbering the carbon chain to give the double bond the lowest possible number?
How many structural isomers exist for C₄H₈ alkenes?
What are four?
What type of reaction do alkenes commonly undergo?
What is addition reactions?
Are alkenes soluble in water?
What is no, they are nonpolar and insoluble in water?
What type of bond is characteristic of alkenes?
What is a carbon-carbon double bond?
Name the compound CH₂=CH–CH₃.
What is propene?
What type of isomerism is exhibited by 1-butene and 2-butene?
What is positional isomerism?
What is the product when ethene reacts with hydrogen gas?
What is ethane?
How does the boiling point of alkenes compare to alkanes of similar molecular weight?
What is slightly lower due to the presence of the double bond?
What is the simplest alkene?
What is ethene?
Name the compound CH₃–CH=CH–CH₃.
What is 2-butene?
What type of isomerism is shown by cis-2-butene and trans-2-butene?
What is geometric (cis-trans) isomerism?
What is the product when ethene reacts with bromine?
What is 1,2-dibromoethane?
What is the density of alkenes compared to water?
What is less dense; they float on water?
How does the presence of a double bond affect the shape of an alkene molecule?
What is it creates a planar region around the double bond due to restricted rotation?
What is the IUPAC name for CH₂=CH–CH₂–CH₃?
What is 1-butene?
Why do geometric isomers occur in alkenes?
What is due to restricted rotation around the double bond?
What is the term for the reaction where alkenes react with water in the presence of an acid catalyst?
What is hydration?
Do alkenes have higher or lower melting points compared to alkanes?
What is generally lower?