Naming Hydrocarbons (Grade 12 NSC Matric Physical Sciences): Flashcards

Organic compounds of carbon and hydrogen only

Only single bonds between C atoms

At least one double bond between C atoms

At least one triple bond between C atoms

-ane

-ene

-yne

$C_nH_{2n+2}$

$C_nH_{2n}$

Alphabetical order (ignoring di-, tri- prefixes)