Naming branched chain hydrocarbons

Naming branched chain hydrocarbons

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Chemistry

11th Grade

Hard

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct name for a hydrocarbon chain with seven carbons and a single methyl group on the third carbon?

3-methylethane

7-methylheptane

3-methylheptane

1-methylheptane

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a molecule has two methyl groups both on the third carbon, what is its name?

2,3-dimethylheptane

3-methylheptane

3,5-dimethylheptane

3,3-dimethylheptane

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of a molecule based on pentane with a methyl group on the third carbon?

3-methylpentane

5-methylpentane

3-methylhexane

1-methylpentane

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you name a molecule with an eight-carbon chain and a methyl and an ethyl group?

5-ethyl-3-methyl octane

3-methyl-5-ethyl octane

3-ethyl-5-methyl octane

8-ethyl-1-methyl octane

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a branched alkene with a double bond between carbons two and three, and a methyl group on carbon three, what is the correct name?

3-methyl-2-ene

2-methyl-3-ene

3-methyl-1-ene

2,3-dimethyl-ene