Intro to Organic Chemistry - Alkanes

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What is the general formula for alkanes?
Cn H(2n+2)
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What type of hybridisation do alkanes have?
sp3
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What is the suffix for alkanes?
-ane
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What is halogenation?
substitution of H to a halogen to make a haloalkane
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What is the tertiary carbon?
The carbon attached to three other carbons
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What is the breaking of long chain alkanes into shorter chain alkanes and alkenes?
Cracking
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What is sp2 hybridisation?
one s shell and two p shells, forming a sigma bond with H (p and s) and a pi bond with the leftover p
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What must reactions involve?
Electron flow between an electrophile (+) and a nucleophile (-)
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How many valence electrons does carbon have?
4
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What is electronegativity?
tendency of an atom to attract electrons - creates polar molecule
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What is heterolytic cleavage?
Electrons split unequally, forming a cation and anion
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