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Hydrocarbons: an introduction
Naming hydrocarbons
How to remember the hydrocarbons
The peg method for counting
Alkanes
Alkenes
Meth-
Eth-
Prop-
But-
Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane
Methene
Ethene
Propene
Butene
Alcohols explained
Remember Alcohols 1
Remember Alcohols 2
Methanol
Ethanol
Propanol
Butanol
Isomers
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Mammoth Chemistry
Reference Periodic Table
Alkanes
Alkanes have single covalent bonds.
To remember this, think of some
canes
(alkanes) on a
shingle
(single) beach.
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