Hydrocarbons

Due to carbon’s unique bonding patterns, hydrocarbons can have single, double, or triple bonds between carbon atoms. Which hydrocarbon compound has a triple bond in the molecule?

• Alkanes

• Alkenes

• Alkynes

• Arenes

Which hydrocarbon compound has a double bond in the molecule?

• Alkanes

• Alkenes

• Alkynes

• Arenes

Which hydrocarbon compound has a single bond in the molecule?

• Alkanes

• Alkenes

• Alkynes

• Arenes

What do you call the dark-colored insoluble product of bacterially altered plant and animal detritus which is the source of most hydrocarbons?

• Kerosene

• Kerogen

• Kerigen

• Keronigen

What do you call the series of processes involving biological, chemical, and physical changes?

• Biogenesis

• Abiogenesis

• Diagenesis

• Cryogenesis

What organisms are the source of most hydrocarbons?

• Diatoms & Foraminifera

• Diatoms & Kelps

• Foraminifera & Dinoflagellates

• Foraminifera & Seaweeds

Hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. What are hydrocarbon compounds that only have single bond in the compound?

• Alkanes

• Alkenes

• Alkynes

• Arenes

To which group of hydrocarbon does the molecule with the structure below belongs?

• Alkanes

• Alkenes

• Alkynes

• Arenes

To which group of hydrocarbon does the molecule with the structure below belongs?

• Alkanes

• Alkenes

• Alkynes

• Arenes

What happens to the boiling point of alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes if the number of carbon and hydrogen atoms increases?

• Decreases

• Increases

• Neutral

• No change