Talk:Alkane
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I think there should be a mention to the way the different alkanes are related to common fuels, and their physical properties. Methane is a gas at normal condition, and very difficult to liquify, (methane + ethane = natural gas? not sure), butane and propane are also gases, but they can be liquified rather easily, and so they are sold in cilinders, in liquid form. Those cilinders are easily recharged. pentane and hexane, i'm not sure, but heptane and octane are liquid in normal conditions, are main constituents of gasoline. Somewhere in the tens of carbons, the alkanes are solid in normal conditions (paraffine)....etc..
Does methylpropane count as propane? The way the article's worded suggests that it is simply an isomer of propane, which is definitely isn't! -- Steinsky
standardization of chemical articles
I think there should be a standardized form of all chemical articles. It should include a chart with physical properties somewhere, and the same article sections. It would be a tough job to do, considering the vast number of chemicals in the database.
--Edsanville 20:56, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- There is one, at WikiProject Chemistry, however, a template for organic compounds has yet to be established. Gentgeen 21:04, 2 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Smallest alkane that does not exist
What is the smallest integer Z where CZH2Z+2 does not exist?? 66.245.80.45 16:48, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- He he this looks like a homework question. Okay, you still need to figure it out yourself, so I'm just helping with the arithmetics:
z CzH2z+2 Structure Does it exist? -------------------------------------------------------------- ... 3 C3H8 H3C-CH2-CH3 2 C2H6 H3C-CH3 1 CH4 CH4 0 H2 H2 -1 C-1 ? ...
- --Unconcerned 04:23, 24 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Suggest 5 possible wiki links and 2 possible backlinks for Alkane.
An automated Wikipedia link suggester has some possible wiki link suggestions for the Alkane article:
- Can link Melting point: ... * The density of an alkane is less than water density. * Melting point and boiling point increase with molecular weight and with l... (link to section)
- Can link boiling point: ...an alkane is less than water density. * Melting point and boiling point increase with molecular weight and with length of the main ... (link to section)
- Can link molecular weight: ... density. * Melting point and boiling point increase with molecular weight and with length of the main carbon chain.... (link to section)
- Can link carbon chain: ... increase with molecular weight and with length of the main carbon chain.... (link to section)
- Can link hydrogen atom: ...lysed with [[UV]]. '''2.''' Initiation step (slow step): a hydrogen atom is pulled off from methane... (link to section)
Additionally, there are some other articles which may be able to linked to this one (also known as "backlinks"):
- In Chloroform, can backlink aliphatic hydrocarbon: ...ause vomiting. [[Trichloroethylene]], a related halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbon, later supplanted chloroform as a safer alternative, though...
- In Water contact, can backlink saturated hydrocarbon: ...he pores, which creates a transition zone between the fully saturated hydrocarbon levels and the fully saturated water levels.
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