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Intro Organic and Alkanes

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is the name of single bonded, saturated hydrocarbons.

a)

Alkanes

b)

Alkenes

c)

Alkynes

d)

Tanins

2.

Is the name of doubled bonded, unsaturated hydrocarbons.

a)

Alkanes

b)

Alkenes

c)

Allkynes

d)

Tanins

3.

Is the simplest alkane

a)

Ethane

b)

Methane

c)

Propane

d)

Decane

4.
How many carbon atoms are in ethane?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
Hydrocarbons are compounds that contain
a)
  Carbon and Nitrogen
b)
Carbon and Hydrogen 
c)
  Carbon, and Oxygen
d)
Carbon, Oxygen, and  Hydrogen 
6.
Which of the following elements must be present in any organic compound?
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Potassium
d)
Hydrogen
7.
Which of the following compounds is an example of hydrocarbon?
a)
CO2
b)
C2H6
c)
C2H5OH
d)
CH3COOH
8.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
9.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
10.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
11.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
12.
What is the suffix for single bonded hydrocarbons?
a)
-yne
b)
-ene
c)
-ane
d)
-one
13.

A homologous series is a family of organic compounds with

a)

similar chemical properties and same general formula

b)

similar chemical properties and different general formula

c)

different chemical properties and same general formula

d)

similar physical properties and same general formula

14.

Each member of a homologous series differs from the next by molecular mass of

a)

12

b)

14

c)

16

d)

44

15.

State the general formula for alkane

a)

CnH2n+2

b)

CnH2n

c)

CnH2n+1

d)

CnH2n-2

16.

State the general formula for alkene

a)

CnH2n+2

b)

CnH2n

c)

CnH2n+1

d)

CnH2n-2

17.

Which are the following are all alkanes?

a)

methane, ethane, propane

b)

methane, ethene, propene

c)

methene, ethene, propene

d)

ethene, propene, butene

18.

Which are the following are all alkenes?

a)

methane, ethane, propane

b)

methane, ethene, propene

c)

methene, ethene, propene

d)

ethene, propene, butene

19.

Alkanes react with excess oxygen to form

a)

carbon dioxide and water vapour

b)

salt and water

c)

carbon monoxide and soot

d)

metal hydroxide and hydrogen

20.

Both alkanes and alkenes are

a)

hydrocarbons

b)

alcohols

c)

saturated

d)

unsaturated

21.

An alkane is

a)

polyunsaturated

b)

polysaturated

c)

saturated

d)

unsaturated