MODULE-16 (WORKSHEET-1)

HYDROCARBONS

1) What is organic chemistry?

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2) Organic compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen are called _______________.

3) Is the following sentence true or false? Alkanes contain only single covalent bonds. _____.

4) What is the simplest alkane? ______________.

5) The names of all alkanes end with the suffix _______________.

6) Match the name of the straight-chain alkane with the number of carbon atoms it
contains.

Hydrocarbon Number of carbon atoms

Hexane 7
Propane 4
Heptane 3
Butane 6

7) Which family of hydrocarbons are always saturated compounds? __________.

8) Hydrocarbons that contain one or more _________ covalent bonds between carbons
are called alkynes.

9) ________ is the simplest alkyne, and is also known by the common name ________.

10) What is an alkene?

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11) Complete the table below:

Number of carbon Alkane [CnH2n+2] Alkene [CnH2n] Alkyne [CnH2n-2]

atoms (n)
2 C2H2x2+2= C2H6 C2H2x2= C2H4 C2H2x2-2= C2H2
3
4
5
6
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HYDROCARBONS-ISOMERS

1) What are structural isomers?

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2) Is the following sentence true or false? Structural isomers have the same

physical properties. ___________.

3) Butane has an isomer called methylpropane. Pentane has an isomer called methylbutane.
Draw the structural formulae for the given isomers.

4) Identify the functional groups on the following organic molecules.

H O

H C C

H OH

5) Draw the following organic compounds, and state the organic family they belong to.

i) Propanol

ii) Propyne

iii) But-2-ene
iv) Pentan-1-oic acid

v) Heptan-1 al

vi) Hexan-3-one

6) Name the following organic compounds. Circle the functional group if one is present.

i)
H H H

H C C C O

H H

ii)

H O

H C C O H

iii)
H O H

H C C C H

H H

iv)
H

H C O H

v)

vi)
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HYDROCARBONS

1) Ethane, with the molecular formula C2H6 has

(a) 6 covalent bonds.

(b) 7 covalent bonds.
(c) 8 covalent bonds.
(d) 9 covalent bonds.

2) Butanone is a four-carbon compound with the functional group

(a) carboxylic acid.

(b) aldehyde.
(c) ketone.
(d) alcohol.

3) While cooking, if the bottom of the vessel is getting blackened on the outside, it means
that

(a) the food is not cooked completely.

(b) the fuel is not burning completely.
(c) the fuel is wet.
(d) the fuel is burning completely.

4) The compounds that are formed by the reaction of an alcohol with a carboxylic acid in the
presence of concentrated sulphuric acid are known as

(a) ethers.
(b) esters.
(c) aldehydes.
(d) ketones.

4) The general formula of alkene series is

(a) CnH2n
(b) CnH2n+2
(c) CnH2n─2
(d) CnH2n+1

5) The IUPAC name of the following organic compound is

(a) 4- bromo propane (b) 1- bromo propane

(c) 2- bromo propane (d) 3- bromo propane