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Hydrocarbons

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term is given to a compound which contains atoms of carbon and hydrogen only?

a)

alkene

b)

hydrocarbon

c)

alkane

d)

saturated

2.

Alkanes have the general formula:

a)

CnH2n

b)

CnH2n+1

c)

CnH2n+2

d)

CnHn

3.

What term describes alkane molecules that contain C-C single bonds?

a)

saturated

b)

unsaturated

4.

What are the 2 products of complete combustion?

a)

carbon dioxide + hydrogen

b)

carbon dioxide + water

c)

carbon monoxide + water

d)

carbon monoxide + hydrogen

5.

What does a fuel react with when it burns?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

methane

6.

a)

Heptane

b)

Octane

c)

Hexane

d)

Cyclohexane

7.
Alkanes are known as saturated hydrocarbons because they contain only carbon-hydrogen single bonds.
a)
True
b)
False
8.

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

a)

True

b)

False

9.
How many carbon atoms are in methane?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.

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

a)

20

b)

22

c)

40

d)

42

11.
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
12.
Give the name of this compound...
C3H8
a)
Propene
b)
Butane
c)
Butene
d)
Propane
13.

Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

a)

heptane

b)

pentane

c)

nonane

14.

All compounds containing carbon are organic compounds

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Hydrocarbon boiling points increase when branching increases.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Alkanes are the simplest forms of hydrocarbons.

a)

true

b)

false

17.
a)

propane

b)

butane

c)

pentane

18.

Large molecules made up of small monomers are called

a)

polymers

b)

peptides

c)

peptones

d)

monomers

19.

What is the name of the reaction used to make polymers?

a)

polymerization

b)

cracking

c)

polygonization

d)

precipitation

20.

Which polymers occur naturally?

a)

Starch and Nylon

b)

Starch and Cellulose

c)

Proteins and Nylon

d)

Proteins and PVC

21.

name the group that has a single bond

a)

alkenes

b)

alcohols

c)

alkanes

d)

ethers

22.

What is a monomer?

a)

Many molecules that can undergo polymerisation

b)

A single molecule that can undergo polymerisation

c)

A type of polymer

d)

A fraction