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I think it's because the covalent bonds are strong, and therefore unreactive to acids & alkalis.
You'd need to get alkanes in gas form to make it react, but you'd still need energy for it to react, like, say, heat perhaps?
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAlkanes do not react with acids or alkalis, because of their oily nature.
Alkanes do not have a reactive group (e.g. -OH or -COOH or -COOC) so they cannot react with water.
Alkanes are hydrocarbons - they do not have oxygen. An acid or an alkali is determined by their functional groups, H+ and -OH.
If you add an acid to an alkali, the H+ group and the -OH group react with each other and form water.
Alkanes do not have a functional group, so therefore cannot react with an acid or an alkali.
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∙ 13y agobecause alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons. they react with aqueous reagents but in vigorous conditions for ex at high pressure and at high temperature.
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When acids and alkalis are mixed together they?
They neutralize each other to form salt and water.
Where does food get mixed with strong acids?
It gets mixed in the enzymes
Why should be alkalis treated with care?
Because a strong alkali is corrosive, and will eat holes in your skin.
What happens when sodium chloride is mixed with gold?
You get a mixture of sodium chloride and gold. There will be no chemical reaction. Gold is very unreactive.
Can an acid be canceled out by a base?
Acids release hyrogen ions while bases absorb them, thus canceling out the effects of one another.
When acids and alkalis are mixed together they?
They neutralize each other to form salt and water.
Where does food get mixed with strong acids?
It gets mixed in the enzymes
Why should be alkalis treated with care?
Because a strong alkali is corrosive, and will eat holes in your skin.
What gas is produced when copper is mixed with acids?
Depends on the acids you're mixing the copper with!
What happens when sodium chloride is mixed with gold?
You get a mixture of sodium chloride and gold. There will be no chemical reaction. Gold is very unreactive.
What happens when acids bases salts are mixed?
Acids reacting with bases form salts. Salts may soluble in acids.
Can an acid be canceled out by a base?
Acids release hyrogen ions while bases absorb them, thus canceling out the effects of one another.
What are two substances that can be mixed to neutralized each other?
an acid and a base. also-chemical opposites, for eg. acids and alkalis
What color the red cabbage juice turn in to when it is mixed with strong acids?
it turns into a yellowish orangish. Depends on what acids.
The gas evolved when metals react with dilute acids?
When dilute acids and metals are mixed you will get Hydrogen gas and salts
What is the equation for the reaction involved when the bromine is mixed with the ethyne?
The Nucleophilic substitution of Halo alkanes
How does acids respond to Bases?
Acids + Bases pretty much neutralise each other. They produce salt and water when mixed.
