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Hydrocarbons: Alkanes and Alkenes

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All living systems are made from carbon-based molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Hydrocarbons, the simplest family of carbon compounds, are made from these two elements:

a)

Hydrogen and Copper

b)

Helium and Carbon

c)

Hydrogen and Carbon

3.

Besides carbon dioxide and water vapor, another greenhouse effect gas is:

a)

propane

b)

butene

c)

ethane

d)

methane

4.

What is the simplest alkane?

a)

ethane

b)

methane

c)

propane

d)

pentane

5.

The names of all alkenes end with the suffix:

a)

-ane

b)

-hex

c)

-ene

6.

Nonane contains the following number of carbons:

a)

3

b)

4

c)

9

d)

7

7.

Propane contains the following number of carbons:

a)

3

b)

4

c)

9

d)

7

8.

Heptane contains the following number of carbons:

a)

3

b)

4

c)

9

d)

7

9.

Butane contains the following number of carbons:

a)

3

b)

4

c)

9

d)

7

10.

Hydrocarbon that contains at least one carbon-carbon double covalent bond.

a)

alkane

b)

alkene

c)

alkyne

11.

The correct name for this hydrocarbon is:

a)

1-methene

b)

2-butane

c)

1-propene

12.

Hydrocarbon chains should be numbered:

a)

from left to right

b)

from right to right

c)

depending on where the closest double bond is located

13.

In hydrocarbon nomenclature, a number next to a number should be separated with a :

a)

blank space

b)

comma

c)

hyphen

14.

In hydrocarbon nomenclature, a number next to a word should be separated with a :

a)

blank space

b)

comma

c)

hyphen