Simple covalent compounds made of carbon and hydrogen atoms only.

Raw materials used in chemical processes to produce other substances.

Saturated hydrocarbons (have only single bonds between carbon and hydrogen atoms).

Compounds that have the same general formula, with neighbouring molecules often differing by CH₂, showing similar chemical properties and physical property trends.

A collection of rules for naming things (in chemistry it refers to the naming of chemical substances).

Hydrocarbons

Combined science

Bonding to carbon atoms

Diamond and graphite

Using models to explain state changes

Graphene and fullerenes

Discovery and uses of carbon nanostructures

Bonding, structure and properties

In the Organic Chemistry unit, pupils will build on their knowledge of carbon chemistry to explore the vast array of natural and synthetic organic compounds and their applications.

In the Structure and Bonding unit, pupils learned about different types of chemical bonding and how these bonds affect the properties of substances.

This unit explores how material properties relate to bonding, bond strength, and structure, focusing on carbon compounds like diamond, graphite, and graphene. It covers nanoparticles, their uses and risks, surface area calculations, scale comparisons, and model representation techniques.

Chemistry of carbon

neighbours in the series differ by -CH₃ group 

Which of the following are correct statements about compounds in the same homologous series?

Saturated hydrocarbons are called {{}}. They are saturated as they only contain single bonds between the carbon atoms.

Which of the following is not a use of hydrocarbons?

Which of the following is the correct general formula for alkanes?

Order the following hydrocarbons by carbon chain length. Start with the shortest carbon chain.

Which of the following is a characteristic of molecular compounds?

In distillation, what characteristic is primarily used to separate substances in a mixture?

Carbon will form a maximum of {{}} bonds to other atoms.

When oxygen atoms bond together to make diatomic oxygen molecules (O₂), this is known as a double covalent bond.

Which property increases as the strength of intermolecular forces increases?

Conduct electricity only when molten or dissolved

Select all the true statements about simple molecular substances.

Hydrocarbons

Lesson outcome