Preparation of Alkanes

What is the process of adding hydrogen to an alkene to produce an alkane called?

• Hydrogenation

• Polymerization

• Oxidation

• Substitution

Which halogen is commonly used in the halogenation of alkanes?

• Chlorine

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Sodium

What is the term for the process of rearranging the atoms within a molecule to form isomers?

• Isomerization

• Hydrolysis

• Oxidation

• Polymerization

What is the term for the thermal decomposition of a compound in the absence of oxygen?

• oxidation

• pyrolysis

• hydrolysis

• combustion

What is the general chemical formula for an alkane?

• CnH2n+2

• CnH2n-2

• CnHn+2

• CnH2n

What is the product of the hydrogenation of ethene?

• Ethane

• Ethanol

• Methanol

• Acetylene

What is the product of the halogenation of methane with chlorine?

• Chloromethane

• Chlorine methane

• Methane chloride

• Chloroform

What is the isomer of butane?

• 3-methylpropane

• 2,2-dimethylpropane

• 2-methylpropane

• butene

What are the products of the pyrolysis of propane?

• Propane and oxygen

• Ethene and hydrogen gas

• Methane and carbon dioxide

• Butene and nitrogen gas