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Saturated Hydrocarbons

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the general formula for saturated hydrocarbons?
a)
CnH2n
b)
CnHn+1
c)
CnH2n+1
d)
CnH2n+2
2.
What is the other name  or historic name of alkanes?
a)
Olefins
b)
Parafines
c)
Saccarines
d)
Carbonates
3.
What is the IUPAC name of C5H12?
a)
Pentane
b)
Hexane
c)
Butane
d)
Heptane
4.
Which of the following alkanes has the name of 2-bromo-1-iodo butane? 
a)
CH2Br CHI CH2 CH3
b)
CH3 CHBr CH2 CH2I
c)
CH2I CHBr CH2 CH3
d)
CH3 CHBr CHI CH2
5.
a)
2,3-dimethyl-4,4-diethyl heptane
b)
2,3-methyl-4,4-ethyl heptane
c)
4,4-ethyl-2,3-methyl heptane
d)
4,4-diethyl-2,3-dimethyl heptane
6.
a)
4-ethyl-6-methyl nonane
b)
3-propyl-5-methyl octane
c)
2,4-dipropyl hexane
d)
4-ethyl-2-propyl heptane
7.
How many isomers does pentane have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
9
8.
Which of the following alkane is in gaseous state at room temperature?
a)
pentane
b)
butane
c)
hexane
d)
decane
9.
Why do alkane not dissolve in water?
a)
they are less dense than water
b)
they have low melting points
c)
they are non-polar compounds 
d)
they are chemically less reactive
10.
Which of the followings is giving substitution reaction with alkanes
a)
Halogens
b)
Water
c)
Alkalis
d)
Acids
11.
How many moles of water can be produced when 1 mol of heptane is burnt in air?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
12.
Which of the following saturated hydrocarbon cannot able to give thermal cracking reaction?
a)
C12H26
b)
C10H22
c)
C8H18
d)
C11H24
13.
Which of the followings is not an application of alkanes?
a)
Used as fuel
b)
Used as oxidizer
c)
Used as solvent
d)
Used as refrigrent
14.
Which of the followings is the one of preparation methods of alkanes? 
a)
Oxidizing alkenes in acid
b)
Hydrogenating alkynes
c)
Reducing alcohols
d)
Decomposing unsaturated hydrocarbones
15.
a)
Heptane
b)
Cycloheptane
c)
Hexane
d)
Cyclohexane