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CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

WITH ANSWERS
1) Name and draw the structural formulas for four smallest alkanes.
Ans:

2) What is the main component of natural gas?

 The main component of natural gas is Methane
3) What is meant by the term saturated, when applied to hydrocarbons?

 Saturated hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons that contain only single

bonds between carbon atoms. example CH3-CH2-CH3 propane.

4) What is meant by fractional distillation?
Fractional distillation: is the chemical process of separating a mixture of two or
more liquids that have different boiling points by heating a liquid mixture until it
turns into gas and then cooling and collecting each substance separately.
5) Where in the fractional column will the longest hydrocarbon condense?
 The column is hot at the bottom and cool at the top. Substances with high boiling
points condense at the bottom and substances with lower boiling points condense on the way
to the top.

Note: Fractional column is hot at the bottom and cool at the top.

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6) Name and draw the structural formula for the four smallest alkenes.

7) CnH2n can represent an alkane or alkene. Explain.

CnH2n can represent the general formula of alkenes, because alkenes have fewer
hydrogen atoms than alkanes because hexane has more hydrogen then hexene .
8) What does the term aromatic imply about an organic molecule?
Aromatic means that the molecule has a benzene ring.
9) Which of the following could be the formula of a cyclic alkane?
a) C8H18 b) C5H8 c) C6H6 d) C5H10

10) How many carbons are in the longest chain of each of the following compounds?
Write the name of the longest alkane chain for each.

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a) 6 carbon atoms and its hexane

b) 8 carbon atoms and it is octane
c) 9 carbon atoms and it is nonane
d) 7 carbon atoms and it is heptane.
11) Name the substituents attached to the longest chains in question 10 and give the
IPUAC names for the compounds.
 a ) 2,3,5 - trimethyl and IUPAC name is 2,3,5-trimethylhexane
 b) 2,3,5-trimethyl and IUPAC name is 2,3,5 – trimethyloctane

The carbons are in the longest chain and their names:

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 c) 3,3 – dimethyl and IUPAC name is 3,3 – dimethylnonane

 d) 4 – methyl and IUPAC name is 4 – methylheptane.
12) What does the term normal imply when used in alkane?
The term normal is used to name straight chain alkanes.
13) Identify the following as alkane, alkene, or alkyne. Assume that the
compounds are not cyclic.

C8H16 Alkene C18H38 Alkane

C5H12 Alkane C10H20 Alkene
C4H8 Alkene CH4 Alkane
C20H38 Alkyne

14) Explain why the name 1 – propene is incorrect. What is the proper name for
this molecule?
The 1 is not necessary. The proper name is propene
15) Explain why the name 3 – butene is incorrect. What is the proper name for this name?

Start numbering from the end of the parent chain which gives the lowest possible
number to the double bond. The double bond is between carbon 1 and carbon 2,

therefore the proper name is 1 – butene.

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16) Name and draw the structural formula for each isomer of pentene.
Pentene has 2 position isomers

Pentene has 3 isomers

17) Name and draw the structural formula for each isomer of hexyne.
 Hexyne has 3 position isomers and 4 chain isomers .

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18) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between methane and bromine.

19) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between Ethane and chlorine.

20) Draw the structure of the product of the reaction of:

a) Bromine with propene
b) Chlorine with 2 – butene
c) Hydrogen with 1 – butene
d) Hydrogen with 2 – pentene

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21) Write the balanced chemical equation for the combustion of :
a) Heptane b) Benzene c) Ethyne d) Hexene
ANS
a)

b)

c)

d)

22) Draw the structure for each of the following compound

a) 3,4 – diethyloctane
b) 3 – methylpentane
c) 4 – ethyl – methylheptane
d) n – hexane
e) 3 – isopropylhexane
f) 2,4,5 – trimethyloctane
g) 2,3 – dimethyl- 4 – t- butylnonane
h) 2,2 – dimethyl – 4 – propylnonane
i) 3 – ethyl – 4- methyl – 3- heptane

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j) 3,3-diethyl-1-pentyne
k) 4-ethyl-4-propyl-2-octyne
l) 4-butyl-2,2-dimethldecane
m) 3,4-diethyl-1-hexyne
n) 4-propyl-3-ethyl-2-methyloctane
Answer
See answers of question 22 in your notebook of SAFA

23) The name 3 – butyl – 7 – methyl octane is incorrect draw the structure
and write the correct name for this molecule.
The structure of the molecule is:

24) The following skeletal structures represent alkenes or alkynes. Fill in

the proper number of hydrogen on each carbon.

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Answer

25) Write the condensed structures of a compound with seven carbon

atoms in each of the four hydrocarbon classes.

See answers of question 25 in your notebook of SAFA

26) Explain the process of polymerization.
Polymerization: is the process in which small molecules called monomers
combine chemically together to form large molecule called a polymer.

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