WorksheetsCHEMISTRY ALKANE
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Give the general formula for alkane
CnH2n
CnH2n+2
C2H2n+3
CnH2n+4
Sugar is considered as
organic carbon compound
inorganic carbon compound
hydrocarbon
alkane
which of the following is an alkane
C4H4
C2H6
C3H8
C5H10
Hydrocarbon is a compound that
(a)
Name the compound above
Butane
Methane
Propane
Nonane
Propane contains how many carbon atoms?
3
5
6
7
Looking at the chemical formulae of these compounds, which is an alkane?
C3H8
C2H4
C5H10
C4H8
When hydrocarbons like the alkanes burn in plenty of air, what type of reaction takes place?
Complete combustion
Incomplete combustion
Thermal decomposition
Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons. What does this mean?
There are some C=C double bonds present in the molecule
All C atoms are bonded by single covalent bonds
They are very reactive
Why is methane and butane have different boiling point?
They have different amount of carbon atom
The molecular bond
Methane molecule is smaller than butane
