Introduction To General, Organic, And Biochemistry
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Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 2P
11-12 Why is it not accurate to describe an unbranchedalkane as a “straight-chain” hydrocarbon?
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Introduction To General, Organic, And Biochemistry
Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 11.1QCCh. 11.3 - Prob. 11.2QCCh. 11.3 - Prob. 11.3QCCh. 11.4 - Problem 11-4 Write the molecular formula and IUPAC...Ch. 11.6 - Problem 11-5 Write the molecular formula and IUPAC...Ch. 11.7 - Prob. 11.6QCCh. 11.8 - Prob. 11.7QCCh. 11.9 - Prob. 11.8QCCh. 11.10 - Prob. 11.9QCCh. 11 - 11-11 Define: Hydrocarbon Alkane Saturated...
Ch. 11 - 11-12 Why is it not accurate to describe an...Ch. 11 - 11-13 What is meant by the term line-angle formula...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4PCh. 11 - Write the molecular formula for each alkane.Ch. 11 - Answer true or false. Constitutional isomers have...Ch. 11 - Which statements are true about constitutional...Ch. 11 - Prob. 8PCh. 11 - Each member of the following set of compounds is...Ch. 11 - Prob. 10PCh. 11 - 11-21 In the six following sets, which pairs of...Ch. 11 - Draw line-angle formulas for the nine...Ch. 11 - Answer true or false. The parent name of an alkane...Ch. 11 - Prob. 14PCh. 11 - Among the ingredients listed in one commercial...Ch. 11 - Prob. 16PCh. 11 - Answer true or false. Cycloalkanes are saturated...Ch. 11 - Prob. 18PCh. 11 - Prob. 19PCh. 11 - Prob. 20PCh. 11 - Prob. 21PCh. 11 - 11-32 Calculate the actual C-C-C bond angles in...Ch. 11 - Prob. 23PCh. 11 - 11-34 What structural feature of cycloalkanes...Ch. 11 - Prob. 25PCh. 11 - 11-36 Name and draw structural formulas for the...Ch. 11 - Name and draw structural formulas for the six...Ch. 11 - 11-38 Why is equatorial methylcyclohexane more...Ch. 11 - Prob. 29PCh. 11 - Consider a cyclohexane ring substituted with one...Ch. 11 - Prob. 31PCh. 11 - Prob. 32PCh. 11 - Which unbranched alkane (Table 11-4) has about the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 34PCh. 11 - Prob. 35PCh. 11 - Prob. 36PCh. 11 - Prob. 37PCh. 11 - 11-48 How are the boiling points of hydrocarbons...Ch. 11 - Answer true or false. Combustion of alkanes is an...Ch. 11 - 11-50 Write balanced equations for the combustion...Ch. 11 - The heat of combustion of methane, a component of...Ch. 11 - 11-52 Draw structural formulas for these...Ch. 11 - Prob. 43PCh. 11 - 11-54 Complete and balance the equation for the...Ch. 11 - Name and draw structural formulas for all pos...Ch. 11 - Prob. 46PCh. 11 - Prob. 47PCh. 11 - 11-58 (Chemical Connections 11A) How many rings in...Ch. 11 - Prob. 49PCh. 11 - Prob. 50PCh. 11 - Prob. 51PCh. 11 - 11-62(Chemical Connections 11C) What are Freons?...Ch. 11 - 11-63 (Chemical Connections 11C) In what way do...Ch. 11 - (Chemical Connections 11C) What are HFCs and...Ch. 11 - Prob. 55PCh. 11 - Prob. 56PCh. 11 - Prob. 57PCh. 11 - Prob. 58PCh. 11 - Which of the following compounds can exist as...Ch. 11 - Prob. 60PCh. 11 - Dodecane, C12H26, is an unbranched alkane Predict...Ch. 11 - Prob. 62PCh. 11 - Prob. 63PCh. 11 - Prob. 64PCh. 11 - As stated in Section 11-9, the wax found in apple...Ch. 11 - Prob. 66PCh. 11 - Prob. 67P
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