11.2 Alkanes Chemistry - 11.2 Alkanes

how can we prepare ethane by reduction of a halogen compound?

How is ethane prepared by Wurtz reaction?

How is methane gas prepared in laboratory?

What is greenhouse gas? What is the contribution of methane in causing greenhouse effect?

What are the main sources of alkanes and why they are known as saturated hydrocarbons?

Under what conditions does ethane get converted to
(a) Ethyl alcohol (b) acetic acid

Give two uses each of:
(i) Methane (ii) ethane

How is gas collected?

Why is Soda lime used not only NaOH?

Which organic compound is indicated by marsh gas and fire damp?

How many covalent bonds are present in ethane?

Write the structural formulae of isomers of butane.

How will you bring about following conversions:
(a) Methane to methanol
(b) Ethane to ethanol (acetaldehyde)
(c) Methane to methanoic acid

Write the equations of chlorination of ethane

(a) What are products obtained when methane reacts with chlorine in diffused sunlight?
(b) Write the equation when methane reacts with chlorine in diffused sunlight.
(c) Name and define the type of above reaction.

What are the products obtained by heating ethane in:
(a) Excess of air
(b) Absence of air
(c) Air in presence of copper and 120atm pressure
(d) Air with molybdenum oxide at 100 atm pressure.