Intermediate Chemistry: Hydrocarbons

Name: Intermediate Chemistry: Hydrocarbons
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This free online chemistry course delves into alkanes and alkenes, which are saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons.

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In this free course, you will learn how to:

Indicate the classification of hydrocarbons according to their saturation
Define the concepts of alkanes and cycloalkanes
Identify the naming of the alkanes
Describe the drilling and refining of crude oil and fractional distillation column
Discuss the reactions of alkanes, combustion and substitution
Outline the influence of greenhouse gasses on climate change
Define the term 'alkenes'
List the rules for naming alkenes
State the cracking process of crude oil
Describe alkenes addition reactions and Markovnikov's rule (the rule of halogen halide addition)
Explain the electrophilic addition mechanism of alkenes, oxidation of alkenes and addition polymerisation

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