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Hydrocarbons and Alkanes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Alkanes are known as saturated hydrocarbons because they contain only carbon-hydrogen single bonds.
a)
True
b)
False
2.

The boiling points of alkane molecules increase as their molecular sizes increase.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
How many carbon atoms are in methane?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.

If an alkane has 10 carbon atoms, how many hydrogen atoms will it have?

a)

20

b)

22

c)

40

d)

42

5.

What is the general formula of an alkane?

a)

2n+2

b)

CnH2n+2

c)

CnH2n

d)

CnHn

6.
Hydrocarbons are compounds that contain
a)
Carbon, only
b)
Carbon and Hydrogen, only
c)
Carbon, Oxygen, and Hydrogen, only
d)
Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen, only
7.
Give the name of this compound...
C3H8
a)
Propene
b)
Butane
c)
Butene
d)
Propane
8.
The molecular formula for Heptane is
a)
C4H10
b)
C8H18
c)
C5H12
d)
C7H16
9.

What is the name of C5H12?

a)

Pentane

b)

Hexane

c)

Butane

d)

Heptane

10.

Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

a)

heptane

b)

pentane

c)

nonane

11.

All compounds containing carbon are organic compounds

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Hydrocarbon boiling points increase when branching increases.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Alkanes are the simplest forms of hydrocarbons.

a)

true

b)

false

14.
a)

propane

b)

butane

c)

pentane

15.
a)

propane

b)

butane

c)

pentane