BLOCK 13: Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons

---

Introduction:  Organic chemistry is defined as the study of carbon and the types of compounds it forms. 

The simplest compounds formed by carbon is when it reacts with hydrogen and forms a class of compounds called hydrocarbons.

Starting with methane (natural gas) hydrocarbons are used for fuels, lubricants and possibly thousands of uses.

---

LESSON 1: Hydrocarbons

Unsaturated hydrocarbons: Alkenes and Alkynes

---

LESSON 2: Isomers

---

LESSON 3: Hydrocarbon Rings

---

LESSON 4: Vocabulary

After finishing the videos you should create a list of definitions of the following terms.

alkanes
alkenes
alkyl groups
alkynes
aromatic compound

branched-chain alkane
cracking
cyclic hydrocarbons
homologous series
hydrocarbons

saturated compounds
straight-chain alkanes
structural isomers
unsaturated compounds
geometric isomers

---

LESSON 5: Learning Check