Lesson: Properties of Alkanes Chemistry • Third Year of Secondary School

Students will be able to

• use naming techniques to name simple branched alkanes and cycloalkanes to correctly identify different organic molecules,
• define and compare the general formulas for an alkane and a cycloalkane,
• describe the bonding in alkanes in order to explain the concept of saturation with respect to hydrocarbons,
• describe trends within the physical properties of alkanes,
• identify and list potential sources and uses of hydrocarbons.