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Naming simple hydrocarbons

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 20mins

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 ethane?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
Hydrocarbons are compounds that contain
a)
  Carbon and Nitrogen
b)
Carbon and Hydrogen 
c)
  Carbon, and Oxygen
d)
Carbon, Oxygen, and  Hydrogen 
4.
Which of the following elements must be present in any organic compound?
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Potassium
d)
Hydrogen
5.
Which of the following compounds is an example of hydrocarbon?
a)
CO2
b)
C2H6
c)
C2H5OH
d)
CH3COOH
6.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
7.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
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.
Name the organic family for this structure:
a)
alkanes
b)
alkenes
c)
alkynes
d)
aromatics
11.
Name the organic family for this structure:
a)
alkanes
b)
alkenes
c)
alkynes
d)
aromatics
12.
What is the suffix for single bonded hydrocarbons?
a)
-yne
b)
-ene
c)
-ane
d)
-one
13.
Give the name of this compound...
C3H8
a)
Propene
b)
Butyne
c)
Butene
d)
Propane
14.
Which formula represents an unsaturated hydrocarbon?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
Which formula represents a saturated hydrocarbon?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
Which formula represents an unsaturated hydrocarbon?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.

What chemical is this? (C5H10)

a)

Pentene

b)

Pentane

c)

Hexane

d)

Heptene

18.

How many chemical bonds can each carbon atom form?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

19.

C4H10 is an example of a _________________.

a)

molecular formula

b)

full structural formula

c)

shortened structural formula

d)

ball-and-stick model

20.
Alkanes are known as saturated hydrocarbons because they contain only carbon-hydrogen single bonds.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

Name the following branched alkane

a)

4-ethyl-4,6-dimethyl-5-propyl nonane

b)

4-ethyl-4,6-dimethyl-5-propyl heptane

c)

6-ethyl-4,6-dimethyl-5-propyl nonane

d)

6-ethyl-4,6-dimethyl-5-propyl heptane

22.
What kind of hydrocarbon is this?
a)
alkene
b)
alkane
c)
alkyne
d)
benzene
23.
a)

Pentane

b)

3-methylpentane

c)

2-ethylbutane

d)

Butane

24.
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
25.
a)
4-ethyl-6-methyl nonane
b)
3-propyl-5-methyl octane
c)
2,4-dipropyl hexane
d)
4-ethyl-2-propyl heptane
26.
a)
Heptane
b)
Cycloheptane
c)
Hexane
d)
Cyclohexane
27.

What is the correct name for the following compound?

a)

3,4-dimethylheptane

b)

4-methyl-5-ethylhexane

c)

3-methyl-4-propylpentane

d)

4,5-dimethylheptane

28.

What is the correct name for the alkyne shown?

a)

butyne

b)

1-butyne

c)

2-butyne

d)

1-methyl-1-propyne

29.
a)

2-methyl-pent-1-yne-3-ene

b)

1-methyl-pent-1-yne-3-ene

c)

2-methyl-pent-1-ene-3-yne

d)

1-methyl-pent-1-ene-3-yne

30.
a)
3-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-3-hexyne
b)
4-ethyl-5,5-methyl-2-hexayne
c)
4-butyl-2-hexayne
d)
4-ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-2-hexyne
31.
What is the structure of 2-methyl pent-2-ene ?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
32.

Name the following hydrocarbon

a)

butane

b)

hexane

c)

heptane

d)

hexene

33.
a)

propane

b)

butane

c)

pentane