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Hydrocarbon families

Hydrocarbon families

A hydrocarbon contains only carbon and hydrogen. The two families in this topic are alkanes, which are saturated, and alkenes, which are unsaturated because they contain a carbon to carbon double bond.

10.2 Hydrocarbons Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /10.2 Hydrocarbons

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 10.2 Hydrocarbons, covering 10.2.1 Formulae and structures of the alkanes, 10.2.2 Alkenes and the C=C functional group, 10.2.3 Addition reactions of alkenes and testing for unsaturation, and 10.2.4 Combustion of alkanes and alkenes. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Nail the core quantitative topics — moles, balancing equations and calculations — early on, since they underpin higher-tier questions across every paper and topic.

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