Table of contents

1. Intro to General Chemistry3h 48m
2. Atoms & Elements4h 16m
3. Chemical Reactions4h 10m
4. BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures1h 38m
5. BONUS: Mathematical Operations and Functions48m
6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions3h 53m
7. Gases3h 49m
8. Thermochemistry2h 37m
9. Quantum Mechanics2h 58m
10. Periodic Properties of the Elements3h 9m
11. Bonding & Molecular Structure3h 29m
12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond Theory1h 57m
13. Liquids, Solids & Intermolecular Forces2h 23m
14. Solutions3h 1m
15. Chemical Kinetics2h 53m
16. Chemical Equilibrium2h 29m
17. Acid and Base Equilibrium5h 1m
18. Aqueous Equilibrium4h 47m
19. Chemical Thermodynamics1h 50m
20. Electrochemistry2h 42m
21. Nuclear Chemistry2h 36m
22. Organic Chemistry5h 7m
23. Chemistry of the Nonmetals2h 39m
24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds3h 16m

22. Organic Chemistry

Naming Alkanes

General Chemistry

22. Organic Chemistry

Naming Alkanes

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Multiple Choice

Provide a skeletal structure for nonane.

Skeletal structure of nonane, a straight-chain alkane with nine carbon atoms.

Skeletal structure of nonane, showing carbon and hydrogen connections.

Skeletal structure of nonane, illustrating the arrangement of carbon atoms.

Skeletal structure of nonane, depicting a linear alkane with nine carbons.

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Understand that nonane is an alkane with the molecular formula C9H20, which means it consists of 9 carbon atoms and 20 hydrogen atoms.

Recall that in a skeletal structure, carbon atoms are represented by the ends and intersections of lines, and hydrogen atoms attached to carbons are not shown explicitly.

Draw a straight chain of 9 carbon atoms. Each line or vertex represents a carbon atom, and the lines between them represent single bonds.

Ensure that each carbon atom forms four bonds in total. Since this is a straight-chain alkane, each internal carbon will be bonded to two other carbons and two hydrogens, while the terminal carbons will be bonded to three hydrogens.

Verify the structure by counting the carbon atoms to ensure there are 9, and check that each carbon has the appropriate number of bonds to hydrogen to satisfy the molecular formula C9H20.