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This post entails how to name alkenes and cycloalkenes in organic chemistry. 1 . Locate the C atoms in the longest C chain that contains the double bond. Use the base name prefix with the ending -ene. 2. Number the C atoms of this chain sequentially beginning at the end nearer the double bond. Insert the number describing the position of the double bond (indicated by its first carbon location) before the base name. (This is necessary only for chains of four or more C atoms, because only one position is possible for a double bond in a chain of two or three carbon atoms.) 3. In naming alkenes, the double bond takes positional precedence over substituents on the carbon chain. The double bond is assigned the lowest possible number. 4. To name compounds with possible geometric isomers, consider the two largest groups within the carbon chain that contains the double bond—these are indicated as part of the base name. The isomer in which the largest groups at each end of the...

      I assume that we all know  what matter is (anything that occupies space and has mass). Matter is being classified in two ways, physically and chemically. Matter is classified physically into its state (solid, liquid   and gas), but in this post we are  going to focus on the chemical classification of matter. Matter is classified chemically into : elements, compounds and mixtures. Let's start with elements.            What Is An  Element ? An element is a substance which cannot be broken down (decompose) into simpler units by chemical reactions. The elements that are recognized are 118 in number, 90 of these elements occur naturally, while the rest are artificially made. Most of the earth's crust is made up of a relatively small number of elements.  Symbols are used to represent elements as they make it easier for us to write them down and remember them. Elements are arranged according ...

            An oxidizing agent is a substance that is reduced in a chemical reaction ,thereby bringing about oxidation, while a reducing agent is oxidized thereby, bringing about reduction. E. g.   CuO + CO  --}  Cu + CO2 In the equation above :     1.CuO loses oxygen to CO to become , and it is therefore reduced. 2.CO gains O to become CO2, and therefore it is oxidized.    3.The CuO is reduced by the CO and thus CO is the reducing agent. 4.The CO is oxidized by the CuO and thus CuO is the oxidizing agent.           An oxidizing agent is a substance that accepts electrons, while a reducing agent is one that donates electrons. An oxidizing agent is also a substance in which the oxidation number decreases in the positive direction, while reducing agent is one in which the oxidation number increases in the positive direction. A substance can act as both oxidizing and reducing a...

         You may have heard of chemical reactions and equations, you may also be a novice to it, but sit tight and learn about how to balance chemical equations using the simplest method chemical equations. Balancing chemical equations might be a big deal for you, if you don't know how to go about it. In this post, I would be sharing my knowledge on balancing Chemical equations.         What are chemical equations ?? Chemical equations are just like writing a narrative essay, just to shorten or abbreviate a composition of chemical reactions in terms of the symbol and formula of the elements and compounds involved in the chemical reaction. The elements and compounds that engage in the chemical reaction which are called "the reactants" are written on the left - hand side of the chemical equation, while the products of the chemical reaction are written on the right - hand side of the chemical equation. The reactants and produc...