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A mnemonic is a memory aid used to improve long-term memory and make the process of consolidation easier. Many chemistry aspects, rules, names of compounds, sequences of elements, their reactivity, etc., can be easily and efficiently memorized with the help of mnemonics.
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. [1]: 620 Hydrocarbons are examples of group 14 hydrides. Hydrocarbons are generally colourless and hydrophobic; their odor is usually faint, and may be similar to that of gasoline or lighter fluid.
11 C 7 H 16: n-heptane: dipropyl methane; Gettysolve-C; heptyl hydride; Skellysolve C 8 18 24 C 8 H 18: n-octane: dibutyl; octyl hydride 9 35 55 C 9 H 20: n-nonane: nonyl hydride; Shellsol 140 10 75 136 C 10 H 22: n-decane: decyl hydride 11 159 345 C 11 H 24: n-undecane: hendecane 12 355 900 C 12 H 26: n-dodecane: adakane 12; bihexyl; dihexyl ...
With their repeated – CH 2 units, the alkanes constitute a homologous series of organic compounds in which the members differ in molecular mass by multiples of 14.03 u (the total mass of each such methylene-bridge unit, which comprises a single carbon atom of mass 12.01 u and two hydrogen atoms of mass ~1.01 u each).
In chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen. They all consist of carbon backbone and atoms of hydrogen attached to that backbone, also see aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Unsaturated compounds generally carry out typical addition reactions that are not possible with saturated compounds such as alkanes. A saturated organic compound has only single bonds between carbon atoms. An important class of saturated compounds are the alkanes. Many saturated compounds have functional groups, e.g., alcohols.
Hydrocarbon mixtures are composed of petroleum ethers and other hydrocarbons. [1] Petroleum ether should not be confused with the class of organic compounds called ethers; and equally, going under its alternative name of benzine, it should not be confused with benzene.
A comparison between the five platonic solids and the corresponding three platonic hydrocarbons. In organic chemistry, a Platonic hydrocarbon is a hydrocarbon whose structure matches one of the five Platonic solids, with carbon atoms replacing its vertices, carbon–carbon bonds replacing its edges, and hydrogen atoms as needed. [1] [page needed]