Hydrocarbons

What elements make up a hydrocarbon?

• carbon and hydrogen

• hydrogen and oxygen

• oxygen and carbon

• only carbon

Which of the following contains hydrocarbons?

• Plastic Toys

• Fuel

• rubber

• all of these

What are the hydrogens in a hydrocarbon bonded to?

• Other hydrogens

• A central carbon skeleton

What do we call compounds with the same chemical formula but different structural formulas?

• isomers

• functional groups

• ions

• metals

A hydrocarbon in which all of the bonds are single bonds is said to be_________

• saturated

• unsaturated

A hydrocarbon containing double or triple bonds is said to be _________

• saturated

• unsaturated

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Which of these is a possible structural formula for a hydrocarbon?

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• All of them

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

What is the name for a group of atoms that attach to the carbon skeleton of an organic molecule and give it certain properties

• carbon group

• periodic group

• functional group

• element group

What is the name for organic molecules that contain a hydroxyl group?

• hydrols

• alcohols

• groupols

• carbols

True or false: The name of the hydrocarbon can tell you how many carbons it contains

• True

• False