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AS22.4 Alkenes - Intermediate
AS22.4 Alkenes - Intermediate
Name: [ ] Grade: 35
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Alkenes
Level 2 – Intermediate
1 One mole of a hydrocarbon Y reacted completely with two moles of hydrogen gas in the presence of
a heated catalyst.
What could the formula of Y be?
A C 4 H4
B C 4 H6
C C 4 H8
D C4H10
2 A chemist carried out a cracking reaction on a hydrocarbon, X, and obtained two products, Y and Z.
A I only
B I and II only
C I and III only
D All the above.
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3 Butane undergoes cracking to produce methane and another gas, G, which decolourises aqueous
bromine. Gas G is passed through hydrogen gas at 200°C in the presence of nickel to produce Gas H.
What could G and H be?
G H
A ethane ethane
B ethane ethanol
C propene propane
D propene propanol
A 1 and 2
B 1 and 3
C 1, 2 and 3
D All of the above
5 There are two isomers of butene, C4H8, their structures are given below.
How many of the statements about these two isomers are correct?
• Combustion of 1 mole of each produces equal numbers of moles of both carbon dioxide and water.
• Both decolourise bromine water.
• Both produce the same molecule when reacted with bromine.
• Both produce the same molecule when reacted with hydrogen.
• When polymerised the same polymer is produced.
N2011 P1 Q37
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5
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SECTION B: STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
1 N2013 P2 Either B9
A student collects some data about the fat content of some margarines.
The margarines tested are all mixtures of saturated fat, A, unsaturated fat, B, and water.
He also does an experiment to count how many drops of bromine water react with 10 g of
each type of margarine.
The table shows his results.
(a) (i) What colour change happens when bromine reacts with a margarine? [1]
(c) Another margarine contains 50g of saturated fat, A, and 20g of unsaturated fat, B, per [1]
100g.
Estimate the number of drops of bromine water that react with 1 0 g of this margarine.
(d) Some cooking oils contain a mixture of water with molecules of saturated and
unsaturated fats. Iodine and bromine both react in a similar way with fat molecules.
The mass of iodine that reacts with three different types of oil are shown in the table.
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(i) A student says 'oil C contains a larger mass of fat than oil D'. [2]
Do you agree with the student?
Explain your reasoning.
[Total: 10]
2 N2012 P2 OR B9
Some fractions of crude oil are cracked to form smaller molecules.
There are two different cracking processes, steam cracking and catalytic cracking.
(a) Steam cracking uses a temperature of about 700°C. This process breaks larger
molecules into smaller molecules.
(i) Hexane is a straight chain alkane. Draw the structure of hexane and give the [2]
name and structure of the other compound.
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(ii) Describe a simple test that can be used to distinguish between hexane and the other [2]
compound.
(c) There is a large demand for the molecules in crude oil that can be used to make petrol. [2]
Both cracking processes are important to make sure that supply meets demand.
Explain how cracking helps the oil refinery to meet the demand for petrol.
[Total: 10]
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3 A compound, X, has a composition by mass of 87.8% carbon and 12.2% hydrogen. Its
relative molecular mass is 82.
0.1 g of X reacts with 58.6 cm3 of hydrogen gas at room temperature and pressure to form
another compound, Y.
X decolourises bromine water but Y does not.
(a) (i) Determine the empirical formula of X. [3]
(b) (i) Using the information given above, show that a molecule of X contains two [2]
carbon–carbon double bonds.
[Total: 9]
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