Alkanes and alkenes
Key stage
Exam board
Category
Chemistry
Inside
Includes answers
Resource type
Complete lesson
Homework
Revision
Starter/Plenary
Student activity
Worksheet
This KS4 resource is an introduction to alkanes and alkenes, their similarities and differences.
The PowerPoint begins with a starter activity, information slides introducing hydrocarbons and alkanes and then a summary. It then moves on to introduce alkenes and to compare them with alkenes, including the bromine test to identify alkenes. The final slides explore the reactions of alkenes.
There is a worksheet which students can fill in to summarise the structural and molecular formulae of the alkanes and alkenes. The answers are included.
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Review this resourceOverall the resource is good. However there is a serious error on the alkenes answer sheet where the molecular formula for butene is incorrect.
10/11/2021
Response from Teachit editor
Thanks for spotting the error. This has now been updated from C4H6 to C4H8.
14/11/2019