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National 5 Chemistry - Hydrocarbons Revision

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these does not belong to the same homologous series?

a)

pentane

b)

cyclopropane

c)

propane

d)

hexane

2.

Which of these is a use for alkanes?

a)

to make plastics

b)

fuels

c)

solvent

d)

to make alcohols

3.

What is the general formula of an alkane?

a)

CnH2n+1

b)

CnH2n-1

c)

CnH2n

d)

CnH2n+2

4.

What is the general formula of an alkene?

a)

CnH2n+1

b)

CnH2n-1

c)

CnH2n

d)

CnH2n+2

5.

What is the general formula of cycloalkane?

a)

CnH2n+1

b)

CnH2n-1

c)

CnH2n

d)

CnH2n+2

6.

What does this describe 'substances with the same molecular formula but different structural formula'

a)

homologous series

b)

hydrocarbon

c)

isomer

d)

none of these

7.

What does this describe 'a family of compounds with the same general formula and similar chemical properties' ?

a)

homologous series

b)

hydrocarbon

c)

isomer

d)

none of these

8.

What does this describe 'a substance that contains only hydrogen and carbon' ?

a)

homologous series

b)

hydrocarbon

c)

isomer

d)

none of these

9.

What do you call an alkene with 2 carbons?

a)

ethane

b)

ethene

c)

propane

d)

propene

10.

What would an alkane with 8 carbons be called?

a)

octene

b)

heptene

c)

heptane

d)

octane

11.

Which alkane has 8 hydrogens?

a)

octane

b)

propane

c)

pentane

d)

hexane

12.

If an alkene has 20 carbons, how many hydrogens would it have?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

41

d)

42

13.

If an alkene had 20 hydrogens, how many carbons would it have?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

40

d)

42

14.

If an alkane had 20 carbons, how many hydrogens would it have?

a)

10

b)

8

c)

40

d)

42

15.

When bromine is added to an alkene it makes ....

a)

a dihaloalkane

b)

an alcohol

c)

an alkane

d)

a cycloalkane

16.

What type of reaction occurs when hydrogen is added to an alkene?

a)

hydration

b)

halogenation

c)

hydrogenation

d)

none of these

17.

Which of these reactions would make an alcohol?

a)

hydration

b)

hydrogenation

c)

halogenation

d)

none of these

18.

What is the name of this alkane?

a)

2,3-dimethylpropane

b)

3,4-dimethylpropane

c)

2,3-dimethylpentane

d)

3,4-dimethylpentane.

19.

The shortened structural formula for an organic compound is CH3CH(CH3)CH(OH)C(CH3)3

Which of the following is another way of representing this structure?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Three members of the cycloalkene homologous series are shown.

Which of the following is the general formula for this homologous series?

a)

CnH2n—4

b)

CnH2n+2

c)

CnH2n

d)

CnH2n—2

21.

Which of the following compounds belongs to the same homologous series as the compound with the molecular formula C3H8?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

The systematic name for the structure shown is

a)

1,2-dimethylpent-1-ene

b)

2,3-dimethylpent-1-ene

c)

3,4-dimethylpent-4-ene

d)

3,4-dimethylpent-1-ene

23.

Two isomers of butene are shown.

Which of the following structures represents a third isomer of butene?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Which of the following could be the molecular formula for an alkane?

a)

C7H16

b)

C7H14

c)

C7H12

d)

C7H10

25.

A student added bromine solution to compound X and compound Y. These are shown in the picture. Which substance(s) would decolourise bromine solution?

a)

Compound X only

b)

Compound Y only

c)

Compound X and Y

d)

Neither compound X nor Y