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Alkanes

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On a scale of sheep, how are you feeling today?

4 lines
2.
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
3.
The "ane" ending in "alkane" tells someone that they are dealing with _________-bonded carbons.
a)
single
b)
double
c)
triple
d)
quadruple
4.
Give the name of this compound...
C3H8
a)
Propene
b)
Butane
c)
Butene
d)
Propane
5.
General formula of Alkane is 
a)
CnH2n+2
b)
CnH2n
c)
CnH2n+1OH
d)
CnH2n+1COOH
6.
If an alkane has 20 carbon atoms, how many hydrogen atoms will it have?
a)
20
b)
22
c)
40
d)
42
7.

Which of the following is a saturated hydrocarbon?

a)

ethene

b)

heptane

c)

propyne

d)

methanol

8.

Name this compound

a)

decane

b)

nonane

c)

octane

d)

heptane

9.

What is the name of this hydrocarbon?

a)

4-ethyl-5,6-dimethylheptane

b)

2,3-dimethyl4-ethylheptane

c)

4-ethyl-2,3-dimethylheptane

d)

5-propylhexane

10.

Which is the structures with IUPAC nomenclature


2,3,3-trimethylpentane

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Give the IUPAC name for this compound

a)

3-methyl-4-ethylhexane

b)

3-ethyl-4-methylhexane

c)

3-methyl-4-ethylheptane

d)

3-ethyl-4-methylheptane