Question

How will you identify a hydrocarbon from its name?

Answer 1

1. For identifying a hydrocarbon from its name, it is needed to check the ending of the name of the hydrocarbon.
2. If the name ends with ‘ane’, it will be a hydrocarbon that is saturated which means contain only single bonds. For example, Ethane (${\mathrm{CH}}_3-{\mathrm{CH}}_3$)
3. If the name ends with ‘ene’, it will be a hydrocarbon that is unsaturated with a double bond present in any of the adjacent atoms. For example, Ethene (${\mathrm{CH}}_2={\mathrm{CH}}_2$)
4. If the name ends with 'yne', it will be a hydrocarbon that is unsaturated with a triple bond present in any of the adjacent atoms. For example, Ethyne ($\mathrm{CH}\equiv \mathrm{CH}$)