Combined Science GCSE
General formula CnH2n+2
What General formula CnH2n+2 means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of General formula CnH2n+2
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The formula applied to a given molecular formula, checking that the hydrogen count equals twice the carbon count plus two.
Topics that use General formula CnH2n+2
- Crude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Crude oil
- Finite resource
- Formation over millions of years
- Fractional distillation
- Homologous series
- Non-renewable resource
- Saturated hydrocarbons
- Ancient biomass
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