a. What is a hydrocarbon ? What is the difference between a saturated hydrocarbon and an unsaturated hydrocarbon ? Distinguish between normal and branched alkane hydrocarbons.
b. What is an alkane ? What is a cyclic alkane ? What are the two general formulas for alkanes ? What is the hybridisation of of carbon atoms in alkanes ? What are the bond angles in alkanes ? Why are cyclopropane and cyclobutane so reactive ?
c. The normal (unbranched) hydrocarbons are often referred to as straight-chain hydrocarbons. What does this name refer to ? Does this mean that the carbons atoms in a straight chain have a linear arrangement ? Explain.
d. In the shorthand notation for cyclic alkanes, the hydrogens are usually omitted. How do you determine the number of hydrogens bonded to each atom in a ring structure ?
a. What is a hydrocarbon ? What is the difference between a saturated hydrocarbon and an unsaturated hydrocarbon ? Distinguish between normal and branched alkane hydrocarbons.
b. What is an alkane ? What is a cyclic alkane ? What are the two general formulas for alkanes ? What is the hybridisation of of carbon atoms in alkanes ? What are the bond angles in alkanes ? Why are cyclopropane and cyclobutane so reactive ?
c. The normal (unbranched) hydrocarbons are often referred to as straight-chain hydrocarbons. What does this name refer to ? Does this mean that the carbons atoms in a straight chain have a linear arrangement ? Explain.
d. In the shorthand notation for cyclic alkanes, the hydrogens are usually omitted. How do you determine the number of hydrogens bonded to each atom in a ring structure ?
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QUESTION 1
In naming branched alkanes, we name alkane branches of different names in _________ order.
a. | alphabetical | |
b. | numeric | |
c. | size | |
d. | none |
QUESTION 2
A 10 carbon hydrocarbon with a 1 carbon group at the 2nd and 4th carbons, a 3 carbon group at the 5th carbon and a 2 carbon group at the 4th carbon would be named ______________.
a. | 5-propyl-4-ethyl-2,4-dimethyldecane | |
b. | 4-ethyl-2,4-dimethyl-5-propyldecane | |
c. | none | |
d. | 2,4-dimethyl-4-ethyl-5-propyldecane |
QUESTION 3
In naming alkanes, the longest chain is named using a prefix and the suffix _________.
a. | none | |
b. | -yl | |
c. | -ane | |
d. | -ate |
QUESTION 4
In naming branched alkanes, the ___________ chain is given the name of the corresponding n-alkane.
a. | main | |
b. | side | |
c. | none | |
d. | first |
QUESTION 5
In drawing structures from a name, the first step is to ___________.
a. | draw the carbon skeleton | |
b. | add the hydrogens | |
c. | none | |
d. | draw the branch skeletons |
QUESTION 6
In naming branched alkanes, we use __________ to separate the name of the branch from its number.
a. | an apostrophe | |
b. | none | |
c. | a dash | |
d. | a comma |
QUESTION 7
Alkanes are classified as ________ hydrocarbons.
a. | unsaturated | |
b. | transsaturated | |
c. | saturated | |
d. | none |
QUESTION 8
The prefix but- refers to a hydrocarbon with __________ carbons.
a. | three | |
b. | two | |
c. | four | |
d. | one |
QUESTION 9
Alkanes fall into two classifications, __________ alkanes and branched alkanes.
a. | none | |
b. | neat | |
c. | normal | |
d. | linear |
QUESTION 10
The prefix hex- refers to a hydrocarbon with _________ carbons.
a. | eight | |
b. | four | |
c. | two | |
d. | six |