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Alkanes
Identify that alkanes consist of single covalent bonds and classify them as saturated hydrocarbons.
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- Identify that alkanes consist of single covalent bonds and classify them as saturated hydrocarbons.
- Explain that alkanes are mostly unreactive, with the exceptions being combustion and reactions with chlorine.
- Recognize that a substitution reaction involves the replacement of one atom or group of atoms by another.
- Illustrate the substitution reaction of alkanes with chlorine as a photochemical process, where ultraviolet light supplies the necessary activation energy, and depict the structural or displayed formulae of the resulting products, focusing on monosubstitution.
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