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Naming Simple Hydrocarbons

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many carbon atoms are in methane?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
How many carbon atoms are in ethane?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
Hydrocarbons are compounds that contain
a)
  Carbon and Nitrogen
b)
Carbon and Hydrogen 
c)
  Carbon, and Oxygen
d)
Carbon, Oxygen, and  Hydrogen 
4.
Which of the following elements must be present in any organic compound?
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Potassium
d)
Hydrogen
5.
Which of the following compounds is an example of hydrocarbon?
a)
CO2
b)
C2H6
c)
C2H5OH
d)
CH3COOH
6.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
7.
Name this alkane
a)
Methane
b)
Ethane
c)
Propane
d)
Butane
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 the organic family for this structure:
a)
alkanes
b)
alkenes
c)
alkynes
d)
aromatics
11.
What is the suffix for single bonded hydrocarbons?
a)
-yne
b)
-ene
c)
-ane
d)
-one
12.
Give the name of this compound...
C3H8
a)
Propene
b)
Butyne
c)
Butene
d)
Propane
13.
Which formula represents an unsaturated hydrocarbon?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
Which formula represents a saturated hydrocarbon?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
Which formula represents an unsaturated hydrocarbon?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.

What chemical is this? (C5H10)

a)

Pentene

b)

Pentane

c)

Hexane

d)

Heptene

17.

How many chemical bonds can each carbon atom form?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

18.

C4H10 is an example of a _________________.

a)

molecular formula

b)

full structural formula

c)

shortened structural formula

d)

ball-and-stick model

19.

Name the following branched alkane

a)

4-ethyl-4,6-dimethyl-5-propyl nonane

b)

1,2-diethyl-2,4-dimethyl-3-propyl heptane

c)

6-ethyl-4,6-dimethyl-5-propyl nonane

d)

6-ethyl-4,6-dimethyl-5-propyl heptane

20.
What kind of hydrocarbon is this?
a)
alkene
b)
alkane
c)
alkyne
d)
benzene
21.
a)

Pentane

b)

3-methylpentane

c)

2-ethylbutane

d)

Butane

22.
a)
4-ethyl-6-methyl nonane
b)
3-propyl-5-methyl octane
c)
2,4-dipropyl hexane
d)
4-ethyl-2-propyl heptane
23.

What is the correct name for the following compound?

a)

3,4-dimethylheptane

b)

4-methyl-5-ethylhexane

c)

3-methyl-4-propylpentane

d)

4,5-dimethylheptane

24.
What is the structure of 2-methyl pent-2-ene ?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
25.

Name the following hydrocarbon

a)

butane

b)

hexane

c)

heptane

d)

hexene

26.
a)

propane

b)

butane

c)

pentane