Hydrocarbons Physical Properties (120 min)

Material

Analyse Alkanes

1. Open Common Online Data Analysis Program (CODAP) for Alkanes. Go>>

Make sure you save your work regularly – if you don’t you will lose your work permanently.
Learn how to do this in the video below.

2. Watch the video. Go>>

3. Use this table to complete the Alkane table in CODAP Go>>

4. Build 3 graphs:
    Nr Carbon Atoms against:
     a. melting point °C
     b. boiling point °C
     c. density g/L

 

5. Answer questions 1-5 on the Worksheet Physical Properties of Alkanes from your teacher or here Worksheet >>.

Analyse Alkenes

6. Open the Alkenes Physical Properties Table (already in CODAP) Go>>

7. Build 3 graphs:
    Nr Carbon Atoms against:
     a. melting point °C
     b. boiling point °C
     c. density g/L

8. Answer question 6 on the Worksheet in 5. above.

9. Hand in your completed Worksheet Physical Properties of Alkanes.