Name the products formed when an ethereal solution containing ethyl iodide and methyl iodide is heated with sodium metal.
Define cracking.
The thermal decomposition of higher hydrocarbons into lower hydrocarbons in the presence or absence of a catalyst is called cracking.
What is the function of iodic acid in the iodination of alkanes? Can we use any other substance in its place?
Arrange the following compounds in order of their increasing boiling points:
n-Pentane, n-Hexane, Ethane, 2-2-Dimethylpentane, 2-Methylpentane.