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Higher Chemistry - Unit 2 - carbon, alcohols and carboxylic

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not true about pentene?

a)

It is an unsaturated hydrocarbon

b)

It is a saturated hydrocarbon

c)

It under goes addition reactions

d)

Iy contains a carbon to carbon double bond

2.

Which of the following will quickly decolourise bromine solution?

a)

Pentane

b)

Cyclopentane

c)

Pentene

d)

Pentanol

3.

Which of the following is incorrect?

a)

Isomers are compounds with the same general formula but different structural formulae

b)

Isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulae

c)

Isomers may belong to different homologous series

d)

Isomers usually have different physical properties

4.

Which of the following is not an isomer of butan-1-ol?

a)

butan-2-ol

b)

methylpropan-2-ol

c)

butanal

5.

Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

a)

octane

b)

hexane

c)

butane

d)

ethane

6.

Which of the following is most soluble in water?

a)

ethane

b)

ethene

c)

ethanol

d)

ethanal

7.

Which functional group is found in the alcohols?

a)

Carbonyl

b)

Carboxyl

c)

Hydroxyl

d)

Carboxylate

8.

The shortenend structural formula of an alcohol is

CH3CH2CH2CH(OH)CH2CH3. Name the alcohol.

a)

Hexan-4-ol

b)

Hexan-3-ol

c)

Hexan-2-ol

d)

Hexan-1-ol

9.

What is the molecular formula for 3,3-dimethylpentan-2-ol ?

a)

C7H16O

b)

C7H18O

c)

C6H14O

d)

C6H16O

10.

To which class of alcohol does butan-2-ol belong?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

11.

Which of the following is a triol?

a)

Propan-1-ol

b)

Ethanol

c)

Ethane-1,2-diol

d)

Propane-1,2,3-triol

12.

Which of the following compounds contains a carboxyl group?

a)

butanal

b)

butanone

c)

butan-1-ol

d)

butanoic acid

13.

Name the following:

CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH2COOH

a)

heptanoic acid

b)

2-methyl hexanoic acid

c)

3-methyl hexanoic acid

d)

4-methyl hexanoic acid

14.

Which combination of reactants could not be used to make the salt potassium ethanoate?

a)

K2O + CH3COOH

b)

K2CO3 + CH3COOH

c)

KOH + CH3COOH

d)

KOH + CH3CH2OH

15.

Which homolgous series contains a C=C double bond?

a)

alkanes

b)

alkenes

c)

alcohols

d)

carboxylic acids

16.

Which homolgous series contains only C-C single bonds?

a)

alkanes

b)

alkenes

c)

alcohols

d)

carboxylic acids

17.

-COOH is the functional group for...

a)

alcohols

b)

esters

c)

carboxylic acids

d)

amides

18.

-OH is the functional group for...

a)

alcohols

b)

esters

c)

carboxylic acids

d)

amides

19.

An alcohol can be __________________ to form a carboxylic acid

a)

oxidised

b)

reduced

c)

polymerised

d)

broken down

20.

Acidified potassium dichromate is an example of...

a)

an alkali

b)

a reducing agent

c)

a fuel

d)

an oxidising agent

21.

Name this carboxylic acid

a)

ethanoic acid

b)

prpoanoic acid

c)

butyl butanoate

d)

butanoic acid

22.

alkene + ? --> alcohol

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

carbon dioixde