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Hydrocarbons

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are alkane, alkene and alkyne

a)

Gases

b)

Simple Hydrocarbons

c)

Modified Hydrocarbons

d)

None of these

2.
What is the IUPAC name of C5H12?
a)
Pentane
b)
Hexane
c)
Butane
d)
Heptane
3.
How many carbon atoms are in methane?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
5.
Which of the following could contain a triple bond?
a)
C4H10
b)
C4H8
c)
C4H6
d)
C4H12
6.
What is the suffix for single bonded hydrocarbons?
a)
-yne
b)
-ene
c)
-ane
d)
-one
7.
Give the name of this compound...
C3H8
a)
Propene
b)
Butyne
c)
Butene
d)
Propane
8.
Which is an unsaturated hydrocarbon?
a)
C6H12
b)
C7H16
c)
C6H14
9.

How many chemical bonds can each carbon atom form?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

10.
Which of the following compounds is an example of hydrocarbon?
a)
CO2
b)
C2H6
c)
C2H5OH
d)
CH3COOH
11.
Alkanes are known as saturated hydrocarbons because they contain only carbon-hydrogen single bonds.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

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

13.
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
14.

What is the correct name for the alkyne shown?

a)

butyne

b)

1-butyne

c)

2-butyne

d)

1-methyl-1-propyne

15.
What kind of hydrocarbon is this?
a)
alkene
b)
alkane
c)
alkyne
d)
benzene