CHEM 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Flatulence, Boiling Point, Anaerobic Digestion

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Hydrocarbons are formed when carbon atoms form covalent bonds. Methane is the molecule hydrogen forms with one carbon atom. Colorless, odorless gas under normal conditions of pressure and temperature. Freezing point is -182 c and its boiling point is -164. Concentration of methane in the atmosphere is about 2 ppm. Methane is naturally occurring and is produced by the anaerobic decomposition of living matter and when belching, flatulence or excretion occurs. Methane occurs in large amount underground as the main component of natural gas. Ethane has two carbons joined by a c-c bond. The composition of ethane is written: c^2h^6. Ethane is found as a minor component in natural gas. It has a higher melting point that methane and is usually removed. Alkane hydrocarbons have the general formula cnh2n+2. Every alkane can be represented by the formula: cnh2n+2. Propane is also a minor component in natural gas and is present in petroleum.

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