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ALKANE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many carbon atoms are in methane?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
How many carbon atoms are in propane
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
How many hydrogen atoms are in butane
a)
4
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
4.
What is the general formula of an alkane
a)
2n+2
b)
CnH2n+2
c)
CnH2n
d)
CnHn
5.
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
6.
Butane
a)
Alkane
b)
Alkene
c)
Alkyne
7.
Organic compounds are compounds contain ______________.
a)
O
b)
C
c)
N
d)
S
8.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
9.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
10.
Give the name of this compound...
C3H8
a)
Propene
b)
Butane
c)
Butene
d)
Propane
11.
The longer the hydrocarbon, the _______ the boiling point
a)
Lower
b)
Higher
12.
How many bonds does carbon make?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.

Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

a)

heptane

b)

pentane

c)

nonane

14.

Hydrocarbon boiling points increase when branching increases.

a)

true

b)

false

15.
Name the following
a)
Heptane
b)
Cycloheptane
c)
Hexane
d)
Cyclohexane
16.
Name the compound.
a)
hexane
b)
2,3-dimethylbutane
c)
ethylbutane
d)
2,2-dimethylbutane
17.
Molecules with the same formula but different structures are known as:
a)
ions
b)
isomers
c)
isotopes
d)
ionic bonds
18.
Name the following
a)
4-ethyl-6-methyl nonane
b)
3-propyl-5-methyl octane
c)
2,4-dipropyl hexane
d)
4-ethyl-2-propyl heptane
19.
Alkanes are known as saturated hydrocarbons because they contain only carbon-hydrogen single bonds.
a)
True
b)
False
20.

What is the name for this compound?

a)

4 - propylnonane

b)

4 - ethylnonane

c)

4 - propyloctane

d)

4 - ethyloctane