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Haddis Alemayehu Secondary School Chemistry Assignment

REVIEW EXERCISE ON UNIT 1

Part I: Nomenclature based problems

4. Complete the following reaction equations:

a. CH3  CH  CH2 + HBr →
b. HC  C  CH2  CH3 + 2HCL →
c. CH3  CH2  CH  CH2 + H2O H+ .

H H
d. H3C  C  C  CH3 o .
H OH
e. CH3  CH2  CH  CH2 + H2O Alkaline .
KMnO4
f. CH3  CH2  CH2 OH
g. CH3CH2CH2COOH + CH3  CH2  CH2OH →
h. C6H6 + Cl2 FeCl3

Part II: Multiple choices Type Questions

5. Which of the following hydrocarbons does not belong to the homologous series of alkanes?
a. C3H8 b. C8H18 c. C6H10 d. C10H22
6. Which of the following alkanes is a liquid at room temperature?
a. CH4 b. C10H22 c. C4H10 d. C3H8
7. The hydrocarbon used as a fuel in an oxyacetylene torch is:
a. C2H2 b. C2H4 c. C4H10 d. CH4
8. The general formula that represent the olefin homologous series is:
a. CnH2n+1 b. CnH2n+2 c. CnH2n-2 d. CnH2n
9. The most common reaction that alkenes undergo is:
a. elimination b. Substitution c. addition d. decomposition
10. Benzene is an unsaturated hydrocarbons: it mainly undergoes:
a. addition b. elimination c. polymerization d. substitution
11. Which of the following compounds is an alkene?
a. H3C  CH2  CH3 b. H2C  CH  CH3

c. HC  C  CH3 d. CH3  CH2  CH2  OH

12. Which of the following compounds is a ketone?

a. H3C  C  O b. H3C  C  O
H OH

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c. H3C  C  O d. H3C  C  O

CH OCH

13. Which of the following classes of hydrocarbons is the most reactive?

a. Alkynes b. Alkanes c. Alkenes d. Aromatic hydrocarbons
14. The compounds CH3OH and CH3COOH react in the presence of an acid catalyst to form:
a. a carboxylic acid b. an aldehyde

c. a ketone d. an ester

15. Which hydrocarbon is the main constituent of natural gas and biogas?
a. C4H10 b. CH4 c. C2H6 d. C6H14
16. During the fractional distillation of crude oil, the process of cracking is carried out to:
a. Separate the crude oil into different fractions
b. Vaporize the liquid components
c. Maximize the output of petrol or gasoline
d. Separate alkanes from alkenes
17. Ethyne decolorizes Br2 in CCl4. This is due to the formation of:
a. 1,1-dibromoethane b. 1,1,2,2-dibromoethene

c. 1,2-dibromoethane d. 1,1,2,2-dibromoethane

18. The following reaction can be classified as: CH4 + Br2 → CH3Br + HBr
a. an addition reaction b. an elimination reaction

c. a substitution reaction d. a saponification reaction

19. Which one of the following substance is not used in dry cleaning?
a. CCl4 b. Cl2C  CCl2

c. C6H6 d. CH3COOH

H
20. The compound with the structure H3C  C  CH2 is a:
OH OH
a. Secondary alcohol b. trihydric alcohol

c. carboxylic acid d. dihydric alcohol

21. Which of the following alcohols is the easiest to dehydrate?

a. CH2OH b. CH3
H3C  C  CH3 H3C  C  OH

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CH3 CH3
c. H d. CH3
H3C  C  CH3 H3C  C  CH2OH
OH H
22. Alcohols that yield ketones on oxidation are classified as:
a. Primary alcohols b. Secondary alcohols

c. dihydric alcohols d. trihydric alcohols

23. The first organic compound was synthesized in the laboratory by:
a. Friedrich Wohler b. A. Kekule

c. John Dalton d. Wurtz

Part III: Which of the following Statements are true?

24. __________ a. A weed killer is a pesticide.

__________ b. Carbon tetrachloride is used in dry cleaning.
__________ c. Antiseptics are sleep inducing drugs.
__________d. “Tella” is a distilled alcoholic beverage.
__________ e. Soaps and detergents are surfactants.
__________f. Alkanes easily undergo addition reactions.
__________ g. Benzene burns with a sooty flame.
__________ h. Biogas mainly contains n-butane.

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