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Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the name of this compaund C4H10

a)

METHANE

b)

HEXENE

c)

BUTANOIC ACID

d)

BUTANE

2.
What kind of molecule is this?
a)
alkane
b)
alkene
c)
alkyne
d)
cycloalkane
3.
Is this hydrocarbon saturated or unsaturated? 
a)
saturated
b)
unsaturated
4.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
5.
The longer the hydrocarbon, the _______ the boiling point
a)
Lower
b)
Higher
6.

What process is used to separate crude oil in hydrocarbons with different chain lengths?

a)

distillation

b)

fractional distillation

c)

cracking

d)

polymerisation

7.

Where in the fractionating column are shorter chain hydrocarbon molecules obtained?

a)

At the top

b)

At the bottom

8.

Fractional distillation separates crude oil based on the different __________ of the molecules in the mixture

a)

melting point

b)

boiling point

c)

freezing point

d)

chemical reactivity

9.

Molecules collected at the bottom of the fractionating column tend to be...

a)

more viscous, less flammable and less volatile

b)

less viscous, more flammable and more volatile

c)

more viscous, more flammable and less volatile

d)

less viscous, less flammable and more volatile

10.

Molecules collected at the top of the fractionating column tend to be...

a)

more viscous, less flammable and less volatile

b)

less viscous, more flammable and more volatile

c)

more viscous, more flammable and less volatile

d)

less viscous, less flammable and more volatile

11.

What are the 2 products of complete combustion?

a)

carbon dioxide + hydrogen

b)

carbon dioxide + water

c)

carbon monoxide + water

d)

carbon monoxide + hydrogen

12.

What are the products of incomplete combustion?

a)

carbon monoxide

b)

water

c)

carbon

d)

hydrogen

13.

What does a fuel react with when it burns?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

methane

14.

What is the term given to the process by which longer chain hydrocarbons are broken down into shorter length alkanes and alkenes?

a)

fractional distillation

b)

evaporation

c)

cracking

d)

polymerisation

15.

Crude oil is made up of:

a)

Ethane

b)

Butane

c)

A mixture of different hydrocarbons

d)

Extremely large hydrocarbons which are broken up once extracted

16.

Kerosene (paraffin) is used for:

a)

Fuel for cars

b)

Domestic heating and cooking

c)

Fuel in aircraft

d)

Fuel for large ships and in power stations

17.

What is the name of the alkane with two carbon atoms?

a)

Ethane

b)

Methane

c)

Butane

d)

Propane

18.

What is the definition of a hydrocarbon?

a)

A compound made of hydrogen and carbon only

b)

A compound that includes hydrogen or carbon

c)

A mixture that includes hydrogen and carbon

d)

A mixture of hydrogen and carbon only

19.

What is the first stage in the fractional distillation of crude oil?

a)

Heating, to vaporise the hydrocarbons

b)

Heating, to make it a hot liquid

c)

Cooling it

d)

Separating the fractions

20.

The alkanes are a homologous series.

What is the general formula of the alkanes?

a)

n carbon atoms, 2n hydrogen atoms

b)

2n carbon atoms, n hydrogen atoms

c)

n carbon atoms, n+2 hydrogen atoms

d)

n carbon atoms, 2n+2 hydrogen atoms

21.

Hydrocarbons with shorter carbon chains are more flammable.

What does this make them useful for?

a)

Lubricants

b)

Fuels

c)

Plastics

d)

Feedstock

22.

Put the two processes used in fractional distillation in the correct order.

a)

Evaporating and then melting

b)

Evaporating and then condensing

c)

Condensing and then evaporating

d)

Melting and then condensing

23.
How many carbon atoms are in propane
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
25.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
26.
Give the name of this compound...
C3H8
a)
Propene
b)
Butane
c)
Butene
d)
Propane
27.
General formula of Alkane is 
a)
CnH2n+2
b)
CnH2n
c)
CnH2n+1OH
d)
CnH2n+1COOH
28.
How many hydrogen atoms are in butane
a)
4
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
29.

Complete the Alkane formula:

C6H (a)  

30.

Match the following

a)

C7H__

1.

16

b)

C3H8

2.

Propane

c)

C8H__

3.

18

d)

C_H20

4.

9

e)

C_H10

5.

4

31.

Where are the largest hydrocarbons collected?

32.

Where are the smallest hydrocarbons collected?

33.

Reorder the following

a)

Crude oil is vaporised

1.

Before entering the column

b)

The column is hottest at the bottom

2.

Larger molecules condense lower down

c)

Small hydrocarbons have a very low boiling point

3.

Collected at the top of the column

d)

The length of the hydrocarbon affects its boiling point

4.

Boiling points separate hydrocarbons

34.

Match the statements

a)

Hydrocarbon series with no double bonds

1.

Alkanes

b)

Hydrocarbon series with double bonds

2.

Alkenes

c)

A method of separating hydrocarbons

3.

Fractional Distillation

d)

A method of splitting larger hydrocarbons into smaller ones

4.

Cracking

e)

Turns from orange to clear with alkenes

5.

Bromine Water

35.

Cracking splits ​ (a)   hydrocarbons into ​ (b)   hydrocarbons. This can be done using a ​ (c)   or steam . There will only be one ​ (d)   produced and one or more ​ (e)  

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