Hydrocarbons
Chemistry ⇒ Carbon and Organic Chemistry
Hydrocarbons starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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A hydrocarbon has a molecular formula C₇H₁₆. Is it an alkane, alkene, or alkyne?
Describe Markovnikov's rule as it applies to the addition of HX to alkenes.
Explain the difference between structural isomerism and stereoisomerism in hydrocarbons.
Explain why alkenes are more reactive than alkanes.
Explain why benzene is more stable than expected for a compound with three double bonds.
Give the IUPAC name for the compound with the structure: CH₃–CH=CH–CH₃.
Name the hydrocarbon with the molecular formula C₄H₁₀.
Name the process by which ethene is converted to ethanol industrially.
Which of the following is a branched-chain alkane?
(1) n-Butane
(2) Isobutane
(3) Propane
(4) Ethane
Which of the following is a property of alkanes?
(1) They are highly reactive
(2) They burn with a sooty flame
(3) They are generally non-polar
(4) They decolorize bromine water
Which of the following is a saturated hydrocarbon?
(1) Ethene
(2) Ethyne
(3) Ethane
(4) Benzene
Which of the following is a test for unsaturation in hydrocarbons?
(1) Reaction with sodium
(2) Decolorization of bromine water
(3) Formation of a white precipitate with silver nitrate
(4) Reaction with dilute sulfuric acid
Alkynes have ____ bonds between two carbon atoms.
The addition of hydrogen to an alkene to form an alkane is called _______.
The general formula for alkanes is CₙH____.
The process of breaking down large hydrocarbon molecules into smaller ones is called _______.
State whether the following statement is true or false: All alkanes are gases at room temperature.
State whether the following statement is true or false: All hydrocarbons are insoluble in water.
State whether the following statement is true or false: Cycloalkanes have the same general formula as alkenes.
True or False: Alkanes can undergo combustion to produce carbon dioxide and water.
