WorksheetsAlkanes and Alkenes
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 25mins
Hydrocarbons are compounds that contain........ and .........
(a)
Molecules that contain only single covalent bonds between carbon atoms are
saturated hydrocarbons
unsaturated hydrocarbons
Unsaturated hydrocarbon is.....
Alkenes
Alkanes
CnH2n is molecular formula of....
Alkenes
Alkanes
Alkanes that have 2 number of carbon atoms are....
Methane
Prophane
Buthane
Ethane
If alkanes have 3 number of carbon atoms so they have atom hydrogen ......
4
6
8
10
Which of the following shows the structure of ethene?
Methane reacts with chlorine in substitution reaction. Which of these is an essential condition?
An acid catalyst
A low temperature
UV light
A low pressure
C3H8
Which of the following shows the structure of propene?
Which of the following is a saturated hydrocarbon?
ethene
heptane
propyne
methanol
What colour does bromine water turn in the presence of an alkene
orange
blue
green
colorless
If an alkene reacts with a halogen (such as bromine), it is known as what type of reaction?
Addition
Condensation
Polymerisation
Hydrogenation
Name the following hydrocarbon
butane
hexane
heptane
hexene
The general formula of alkenes is CnH2n .
Which molecular formula represents propene?
C3H6
C2H6
C3H8
C4H8
Methane reacts with chlorine in substitution reaction. Which of these is an essential condition?
An acid catalyst
A low temperature
UV light
A low pressure
Alkanes react with excess oxygen to form
carbon dioxide and water
salt and water
carbon monoxide and soot
metal hydroxide and hydrogen
Possible products of INCOMPLETE combustion
Carbon (C)
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Water (H2O)
A homologous series is a family of organic compounds with ...
similar chemical properties and same general formula
similar chemical properties and different general formula
different chemical properties and same general formula
similar physical properties and same general formula
Each member of a homologous series differs from the next by a ...
–CH2 group
–CH group
–CO2 group
–CH4 group
An unsaturated hydrocarbon is a compound that has ...
C=C bonds
C-C bonds
C=O bonds
C-O bonds
Which are the following are all alkenes?
methane, ethane, propane
methane, ethene, propene
methene, ethene, propene
ethene, propene, butene
Which of the following statement is correct?
Alkenes can turn bromine water from yellow-brown to colourless.
Alkenes can turn bromine water from colourless to yellow-brown.
Alkanes can turn bromine water from yellow-brown to colourless.
Alkanes can turn bromine water from colourless to yellow-brown.
Complete the equation C16H34 ---> __________ + C2H4
C16H34
C2H30
C10H20
C14H30
What is fractional distillation?
a process used to separate crude oil
a process used to burn up fuels
a way to make different products
how oil is extracted from the ground
Fractional distillation separates crude oil based on the different __________ of the molecules in the mixture
melting point
boiling point
freezing point
chemical reactivity
Crude oil is made up of:
Ethane
Butane
A mixture of different hydrocarbons
Extremely large hydrocarbons which are broken up once extracted
Where do short chain hydrocarbons collect?
At the top
In the middle
At the bottom
Where do long chain hydrocarbons collect?
At the top
In the middle
At the bottom
A chain of repeating units (called monomers)
monomer
dimer
replicate
polymer
Polyunsaturated means having many
C=C bonds
C-C bonds
C=O bonds
C-O bonds
