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Wednesday, May 23

Section 1: Here are the rules for writing the molecular formulas to fill in for number 2:
Alkanes: CnH2n+2
Alkenes: CnH2n
Alkynes: CnH2n-2

Next you should look up the prefixes (Table 3 on page 718 in your textbook).

Finally you should try to fill in charts 4,5 and 6. Here are some answer to get you started:

2 Carbons - Ethane (C2H6), Ethene (C2H4), Ethyne (C2H2)
3 Carbons - Propane (C3H8)...

Section 2: Complete #5 & 6 in the Organic Chemistry packet