Class 10 Chemistry simulations · Carbon and its Compounds

Homologous series of carbon compounds

Build members of a homologous series one carbon at a time and see the formula, name, molar mass and boiling point change.

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What to notice

All members share a general formula and the same functional group, so their chemical properties are alike, while the boiling point rises steadily with size.

Key relation

Successive members differ by –CH₂– (14 u)

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Compare ethanol with propanol, and with ethanoic acid. What stays the same and what changes?

What you can change

• Series: choose Alkanes (CₙH₂ₙ₊₂), Alkenes (CₙH₂ₙ), Alkynes (CₙH₂ₙ₋₂), Alcohols (CₙH₂ₙ₊₁OH), Aldehydes (CₙH₂ₙO), Ketones (CₙH₂ₙO), Carboxylic acids (CₙH₂ₙO₂)
• Number of carbon atoms: 1 to 10

More in Carbon and its Compounds

• Hydrogen bonding and boiling points of alcohols
• Chain isomers of pentane (C₅H₁₂)
• Hybridisation of carbon

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