Hydrocarbons Quiz

What is the composition of a hydrocarbon?

• Chemicals made from carbon and hydrogen atoms only.

• Chemicals made from carbon and oxygen atoms only.

• Chemicals made from hydrogen and nitrogen atoms only.

• Chemicals made from oxygen and nitrogen atoms only.

Which of the following is a property of short chain hydrocarbons?

• High boiling points.

• Low boiling points.

• High viscosity.

• Low flammability.

Which of the following is NOT a property of alkanes?

• Names end in ane.

• No double bonds.

• Unsaturated.

• General formula: CnH2n+2.

What is the general formula for alkanes?

• CnH2n.

• CnH2n+2.

• CnH2n-2.

• CnH2n+1.

Which of the following is NOT one of the first five alkanes?

• Methane.

• Ethane.

• Propene.

• Butane.

Which of the following is a characteristic of alkenes?

• Names end in ane.

• No double bonds.

• Double bonds between carbon atoms.

• General formula: CnH2n+2.

Which of the following is a property of short chain hydrocarbons?

• High boiling points.

• High volatility.

• High viscosity.

• Low flammability.

Which of the following is the first alkene?

• Ethene

• Propene

• Butene

• Pentene

Define incomplete combustion.

• Burning a fuel in a good supply of oxygen

• Burning a fuel in a limited supply of oxygen

• Burning a fuel with carbon dioxide

• Burning a fuel without any oxygen

What is the word equation for incomplete combustion?

• Fuel + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water

• Fuel + oxygen → carbon monoxide + carbon + water

• Fuel + carbon → carbon dioxide + water

• Fuel + water → carbon dioxide + oxygen